A military training plane crashes in central Turkey, killing its 2 pilots
Turkey’s defense ministry says a military plane has crashed during training, killing its two pilots
ANKARA, Turkey — A military plane crashed during training on Tuesday, killing its two pilots on board, Turkey’s defense ministry announced.
The SF-260D training plane crashed into an agricultural field in central Turkey, after taking off from a Air Force base near the city of Kayseri.
The defense ministry said the cause of the crash remains unknown. The state-run Anadolu Agency reported that authorities have initiated an investigation.
Television footage captured black smoke rising from the wreckage of the plane among the crops in the field.
