Kuwait Military Plane Crashes

Published January 15th, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

An aircraft of the Kuwaiti air force crashed shortly before landing on Monday, the army said in a statement, cited by the Kuwaiti official news agency (KUNA). 

 

The army said the Hawk plane, which was on a routine training flight, crashed before landing at Ali al-Salem air base at 12:45 p.m. local time and the pilot parachuted safely. The statement added that the accident occurred as a result of a technical failure. (Albawaba.com) 

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