Pilots killed in Air Force of Zimbabwe SF-260 trainer crash
Written by Oscar Nkala -
An SF-260.
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has confirmed the loss of two pilots who died when the SF-260 trainer aircraft they were flying crashed near the central city of Gweru.
AFZ Commander Air Marshall Elson Moyo said flight instructor Squadron Leader Mkhululi Dube and trainee pilot Silungile Sweswe died on impact when the aircraft crashed into a compound in Somabhula, about 24 km south-west of Gweru, on 24 November.
The aircraft was on a routine training mission having taken off from Josiah Tungamirai Air Base, which is the national headquarters of the AFZ.