(TNI-AU Hawk 200) Jet fighter pilot survives deadly crash

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(TNI-AU Hawk 200) Jet fighter pilot survives deadly crash

By Aditia Maruli | 16 October 2012 Tuesday | 16:37

 

Pekanbaru (ANTARA News) - The pilot of a Hawk 200 jet fighter which crashed near a housing area in Pekanbaru at 9.47 am local time has luckily survived.

 

According to an eyewitness, the ill-fated jet fighter was performing an aerobatic manoeuvre, along with two other similar aircraft, above the housing area.

 

"All of a sudden, the jetfighter piloted by Reza Yuli seemed out of control and started falling from the sky," said Jefri, a local resident.

 

"I was in my house when this happened. First, I heard a loud explosion. Then I saw the pilot ejecting from the plane and descending with a parachute," he explained.

 

Seconds after the loud explosion, the plane nosedived into an empty field near the housing area, Jefri added.

 

Despite the explosion, the pilot managed to survive the deadly aerial incident.

 

"The pilot is alive. I saw him behind a neighbour's house," Jefri stated.

 

While witnessing the horrifying incident, some of the area's residents ran helter-skelter in a bid to save their own lives.

 

"At that time, we were scared there might be more explosions," Jefri said.

 

According to initial reports, the plane belonged to the Indonesian Air Force and was on a routine training mission before it crashed.

 

Not long after the incident, hundreds of military personnel cordoned off the crash site from journalists and nearby residents.

 

http://www.antaranew...es-deadly-crash

Edited October 16, 2012 by xtemujin

[Fitri Shukri 0]

"I was in my house when this happened. First, I heard a loud explosion. Then I saw the pilot ejecting from the plane and descending with a parachute," he explained.

 

The explosion could be from the ejection seat... Anyway, glad the pilot survived...

[Lock SH 0]

WELCOME to the new member of 'Martin Baker's Club' ..........

 

 

[MMLim 0]

Read from local newspaper that a few media reporters and local villagers were beaten up and having their camera/handphone took away by the law enforcers.