Pilot Dies In Rangoon Fighter Crash

January 25 2010

Burma

A Burmese air force fighter made a fatal crash last week during a landing at the Rangoon (Yangon) military airport, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.

The F-7 fighter was attempting to land at the Rangoon military airport after a training flight when it went down, killing the pilot, according to a Burmese official.

The plane failed to deploy its landing gear during the landing, sources said.

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