SLAF training aircraft in an emergency landing.

June 07, 2021

A Cessna 150 training aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force made an emergency landing in an area near the Nilaveli beach in Trincomalee due to a technical fault. The aircraft had taken off from the China Bay air force base in Trincomalee at around 10.22 this morning and made an emergency landing a few minutes later. The two pilots are safe and, the Air Force authorities are investigating the incident.

SLAF training aircraft in an emergency landing.

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