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COLOMBO (News 1st): The postmortem examination into the death of the trainee pilot aboard the Sri Lanka Air Force PT-6 Trainer Aircraft that crashed on Tuesday (Dec. 15), will be conducted today (Dec. 16), Sri Lanka Air Force said.
The postmortem examination will be conducted at the Trincomalee District Hospital, Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe, the SLAF Spokesperson said on Wednesday (Dec. 16).
According to Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe, the Board of Investigation appointed on the instructions of the Commander of the Air Force – Air Marshal Sudharshana Pathirana, to probe the SLAF PT-6 Trainer Aircraft crash, commenced its investigations on Tuesday (Dec. 15).
Sri Lanka Air Force PT-6 Trainer Aircraft with one pilot that left Air Force Academy China Bay in Trincomalee on a solo training mission, crashed near Janranjana Tank in the Sooriyapura area in Kantale on Tuesday afternoon (16), approximately 14 nautical miles away from Air Force Academy China Bay.
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COLOMBO (News 1st): The Trainee Pilot of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) PT-6 Trainer Aircraft that crashed near the Janranjana Tank in Sooriyapura, Kantale on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 15), passed away, Sri Lanka Air Force confirmed.
“Officer Cadet K.R.S.V.B. Amarakoon, the trainee pilot aboard this flight was airlifted to the District General Hospital – Trincomalee by SLAF Bell-212 Helicopter by medical and rescue personnel of Sri Lanka Air Force; where it was proclaimed that he had sustained injuries and died during the crash,” Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe, SLAF Spokesperson told News 1st on Tuesday evening (Dec. 15).