Nigeria Air Force Lost Instructor Pilot to Kaduna Air Crash
It was a sad Thursday for Air Force family as Kaduna air crash claimed the life of an experience instructor pilot. ?A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Beetle Aircraft on Thursday crashed in Kaduna while on a mission. The only soul on board the aircraft, one of the NAF’s experienced instructor pilots, was unfortunately lost during the mishap. The cause of the incident is unknown but the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) has immediately directed the constitution of a board of inquiry to determine the immediate and remote causes of the crash. The unfortunate incident is a tragic reminder of the hazards associated with the flying profession. The CAS and the entire NAF family commiserate with the relatives of the late instructor pilot.
NAF Spokesman Air Commodore OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA, Director of Public Relations and Information who made the incident known in a press statement did not mention the identity of the late pilot