The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has stated that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will ensure it thoroughly investigates the cause of the Super Mushshak trainer aircraft crash that occurred on Tuesday, 19th April, 2022 at NAF Base, Kaduna.
In a statement, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the CAS stated this when he visited Kaduna on Wednesday to commiserate with families, friends, and colleagues of the two pilots, Flight Lieutenant Abubakar Muhammed Alkali and Flight Lieutenant Elijah Haruna Karatu, who lost their lives in the tragic accident.
Air Marshal Amao had constituted an Accident Investigation Board upon receiving the sad news of the crash on Tuesday, to determine the immediate and remote causes of the crash.
While at Kaduna earlier on Wednesday, he assured the officers, airmen and airwomen of 401 Flying Training School that all measures would be emplaced to avert similar occurrence in the future.
He also reminded them on the need to remain steadfast and focused on their assigned roles and responsibilities in view of the onerous task before the NAF and other security agency to rid the Northwest and indeed the entire Nation of all criminal elements.
Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet added that the unfortunate incident of Tuesday’s trainer aircraft crash had yet again provided a tragic reminder of the perilous nature of the military flying profession as well as the risks NAF pilots continually take, daily, to secure Nigeria’s territorial integrity.
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