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Two SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 training aircraft collided during a flight near Fernando Air Base in Batangas, killing all four pilots aboard. The Philippine Air Force temporarily grounded its SF-260 fleet pending an investigation, putting the focus on the circumstances of the collision and the service’s training-flight safety procedures.
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Two SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 training aircraft collided during a flight near Fernando Air Base in Batangas, killing all four pilots aboard. The Philippine Air Force temporarily grounded its SF-260 fleet pending an investigation, putting the focus on the circumstances of the collision and the service’s training-flight safety procedures.
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