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A Namibian Air Force F-7NM fighter crashed At Ondangwa Airport.

15 Oct 2021/ Namibian Air Force F-7NM skidded off the runway and crashed into perimeter fencing at Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Airport, Ondangwa, Namibia. It’s being reported that the pilot survived with injuries @jakepor21 on twitter reports

The NDF pilot injured in the military’s F-7 fighter which crashed into a security fence at the end of the Ondangwa Airport runway, is receiving treatment at Ondangwa State Hospital, police say. No one else was injured as stated by Namibian Sun

The Chief of the Namibia Defence Force, Air Marshal Martin Pinehas, said that the aircraft had landed normally but its brake parachute failed to deploy, causing it to overshoot the runway. As Ondangwa is now a commercial airport, it does not have arresting systems, he said.

More details to follow.

Mupenzi Vincent Mwesigye

Mupenzi Vincent Mwesigye is a Managing Editor at The Aviator Africa with a special interest in all things Aviation.

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