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COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Air Force PT-6 Traning Aircraft with one pilot, which lost contact with Ground Control has crashed in the Sooriyapura area in Kantale.
A rescue team and a medical team were dispatched to the location, said Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe, the Air Force Spokesperson.
The aircraft was being operated by a Trainee pilot.
The aircraft that left China Bay in Trincomalee, was earlier reported to have lost contact with Ground Control while flying over Kantale.
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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).