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NAF trainer aircraft crashes in Kaduna 

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), high Command on Thursday said that its Super Mushshak trainer aircraft involved in a minor mishap earlier in the day in Kaduna.

This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations and Information, of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwetv.

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According to the statement, the accident, which occurred at about 3.5 nautical miles from Kaduna Military  airfield, involved 2 pilots who   were returning from a routine training flight. Luckily,  both pilots came out of the crash unscathed. 

It stated that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has since directed for preliminary investigation to ascertain the immediate cause of the crash.