PAF: Training planes in fatal crash not yet that old
The Philippine Air Force on Tuesday sought to dispel speculation that the aircraft involved in last week's fatal training crash, which killed four pilots, were already aging or had become "flying coffins." The PAF stated that its SF-260 training aircraft remained within their prescribed operating limits and were not yet that old.
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