Air Force jet crashes in training<\/p>\n
PEKANBARU, Riau: A Hawk-100 Air Force training jet crashed
\nduring an exercise at Simpang Tiga Air Base here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Air Force spokesman Commodore Bachrum Rasir confirmed the
\nincident, but said the cause of the accident remained unclear.<\/p>\n
The pilot, Lt. Arif Hartono, a 1974 graduate of the Air Force
\nAcademy, ejected from the jet and suffered only minor injuries.<\/p>\n
Bachrum said the British-made aircraft with registration
\nnumber TT-1208, part of a fleet of 12 jets purchased last year,
\ncrashed on the air base's runway at around 9 a.m.<\/p>\n
\"We don't know the cause of the accident yet, but the weather
\nwas clear at the time,\" Bachrum said.<\/p>\n
A team led by Jakarta-based Air Force Western Fleet Commander
\nAir Rear Marshal Supriyadi has been sent to Pekanbaru to
\ninvestigate the incident.<\/p>\n
A U.S.-made F-16 Air Force jet crashed on landing at Halim
\nPerdanakusuma Air Base on March 10, 1997, killing the pilot,
\nCapt. Dwi Sasongko. According to the findings of an
\ninvestigation, the accident was caused by bad weather. (emf)<\/p>",
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