The plane caught on fire and crashed soon after it took off from an air base on ThursdayOne of the two pilots injured in the crash of an Air Force training aircraft in Chattogram’s Patenga has died from his wounds. The plane crashed soon after it took off from the Chittagong Air Base at 10:28am on Thursday, said Group Captain Taslim Ahmad, manager of Shah Amanat International Airport. One of them died while receiving treatment.”“A YAK 130 training fighter plane of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed in Chattogram’s Patenga due to mechanical failure,” the Inter-Services Public Relations said. The Bangladesh Air Force has dozens of YAK 130s in its fleet. Squadron leader Asim completed his HSC examinations from Savar Cantonment School and College in 2010 before joining the Bangladesh Air Force Academy.
