A pilot has been killed in the crash, the Air Force said
Two Colombian Air Force T-27 Tucano planes collided mid-air during a training flight near the Apiay air base on Sunday, the military said.
According to the statement released by the Air Force, one pilot, lieutenant colonel, has died. “An inspection commission was sent to the scene of the incident in order to determine the causes [of the collision],” it said.
A video uploaded to social media allegedly shows the moment of the incident. Several aircraft are seen flying close to each other, and, at one point, a wing of one of the planes bursts into bright flames.
En video captado por habitante de la zona, se ve que dos aviones de la Fuerza Aérea, colisionaron cerca se la base de Apiay en Villavicencio, mientras realizaban una práctica para la feria aeronáutica 2023 que se realizará en Rionegro, Antioquia. Un avión cayó en la base y otro… pic.twitter.com/Skw9TEtBc1
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