It was a T-37 that crashed into the GIKI campus
As news reports from various sources close in of the crash in the mid-day yesterday, it is confirmed that it was that aircraft was manned by a single pilot, and the aircraft was a T-37 trainer and not the K-8 as reported earlier.
T-37 is a jet aircraft that was being used for the pilot’s first solo flight. Which unfortunately ended in his death.
A T-37 Jet Trainer aircraft of PAF while on a routine training mission, crashed near Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology Topi, Distt Swabi said a PAF Press release on Tuesday. The pilot of the aircraft Pilot Officer Jahanzeb embraced Shahadat. A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of accident. (APP)
A gallery of T-37 aircraft over at Pakistan Military Consortium.
Enlisting in the Pakistan Military service is not an easy task. I salute the bravery and courage of this lad to have taken this aircraft up for his solo flight. He is what true young Pakistanis feel about Pakistan. Love and devotion! Pakistan Zindabad – Terey lieye jaan bhi qurbaan!
My thoughts and prayers go out for the shaheed pilot and his family.
Raza
January 23, 2008 at 12:50 pm
We offer our deepest condolences to the shaheed’s family. His sudden demise has left us in a state of grief and sorrow , and may his soul rest in peace …
Officers of 66 EC
January 23, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Please forward this link to all your colleagues. We will be accepting all condolences in this thread for now. Thank you for you wishes, they will bring a lot of calm to the sorrow of his family.
Phil The Philosopher
January 23, 2008 at 2:35 pm
This crash took place just adjacent to our faculties where we were having our classes. It is definitely a very sad incident and we, the students have been deeply affected by the tragedy, especially as it took within our campus and we could personally see the damage, both to the airplane and the pilot himself.
We all pray for the souls of the two dead. May God give them shahadat and bless them a good place in heavens. May He also bless their brave families who are in deep shock at the moment.
3rd Year Student,
FMME, GIKI
Hassan Masud
January 23, 2008 at 3:37 pm
My prayers go out with that pilot’s soul.
The worst thing about this crash was the behavior of the students, Most of them were busy capturing the scenes of this incident on their mobile cameras instead of looking for the pilot or the causalities.It was really sad thing to notice.
Mohsin Irshad
January 27, 2008 at 12:24 am
sir….we will not go ur secrifice in this way….because we all dreams to have end in blues….n we are proude of you as gardian of this nation…what metters of ur LITTLE HANDS we all wanted to have a BRAVE HERART like you……!
ihtisham
February 4, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Has his IP (Instructor Pilot) given a satisfactory answer about the altitude at which both aircraft were in a bank? This is one big reason his IP couldn’t even make out as to what had happened after he came out of the turn.
Solo
February 15, 2008 at 8:11 pm
may soul of the pilot rest in heaven
with the heart full of grief
i solute departured soul
gikian
QAYYUM ZAFAR
March 31, 2009 at 5:53 pm