CARACAS, Venezuela
(AP) A Chinese-made training airplane crashed during an air force flying
exhibition on Tuesday and the military helicopter sent to rescue the
pilots also went down, authorities said.
The two pilots in
the K-8 aircraft successfully ejected before the crash and none of the
crew of the Cougar helicopter were injured, authorities said.
Venezuela's
information minister, Ernesto Villegas, said the Chinese-made plane
plummeted to the ground near a military parade at Libertador Air Base in
the central state of Aragua.
He said in a message posted on his
Twitter that the cause of the crash was mechanical failure and it
occurred as pilots participated in an exhibition to celebrate the
anniversary of Venezuela's air force.
Venezuela's Air Search and
Rescue Service announced that a Cougar helicopter also crashed during an
operation to rescue the pilots.
The crashes occurred five days
after two Bronco airplanes collided near the same airbase, killing one
of three pilots involved in the accident.
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