Two pilots took the plane away from the settlement to avoid major damage
The two pilots managed to maneuver the firefighter from the densely populated area next to the airport to a sparsely populated area with great courage and skill to avoid major damage.
This information was informed in a press release sent by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday (May 9).
It is said that 1 Yak-130 training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force, as part of regular training, crashed near the mouth of Karnaphuli river after taking off from Bangladesh Air Force base Zahurul Haque in Chattogram at approximately 10:25 am on Thursday. Wing Commander Sohan Hassan Khan PSC and Squadron Leader Muhammad Asim Jawad made an emergency parachute descent from the aircraft into the river.
The two pilots of the aircraft were rescued by rescue teams of the Bangladesh Air Force and Navy and the combined efforts of local fishermen. Among the two pilots, Squadron Leader Muhammad Asim Jawad was taken to BNS Patenga for urgent treatment as his condition was critical. The doctor on duty declared him dead after all efforts.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina prayed for the bereavement of the departed soul and expressed deep condolences to the bereaved family. Chief of the Air Force Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan, BBP, BUP, NSWC, FAWC, PSC prayed for the soul of the deceased and condoled with the bereaved family. Rescue operation of the crashed plane is ongoing.