LOSSES

• A US Air Force MQ-1B remotely piloted aircraft crashed in a field in Adana, Turkey, shortly after taking off from Incirlik Air Base on August 17.

MCH-101 serial 8193 (c/n KHI08) operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force was heavily damaged when it rolled over while landing at Iwakuni Air Base in Yamaguchi Prefecture on August 17. Three personnel among the eight passengers and crew suffered minor injuries. The helicopter, which was detached to the icebreaker Shirase (AGB 5003), was carrying an external load at the time.

• A Chengdu F-7PG operated by the Pakistan Air Force crashed near Sargodha in Punjab province on August 17. The pilot ejected safely but was injured.

• The pilot of Honduran Air Force L-410UVP-E3 serial FAH-322 (c/n 871827) was killed when the transport impacted a building at Comayagua- Palmerola Air Base, Honduras. Two other crew aboard the aircraft suffered critical injuries in the mishap, which occurred on August 16.

• Four Mexican Air Force pilots aboard T-6C+ Texan IIs serials 2013 and 2017 ejected safely from the trainers following a mid-air collision on August 16. The crews were practicing for a display at Milit…

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