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2 PAF Pilots Die in Benguet Mountain Plane Crash - BusinessWorld Online

Authorities said the SF-260 trainer was on a navigation exercise with 10 aircraft when it crashed and left two Philippine Air Force personnel injured.

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TUBA, Benguet — Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel died as their trainer aircraft (SF 620) crashed in a forested area in Sitio Cabuyao, Barangay Poblacion, Tuba town, on Wednesday morning. Col. Ma. Christina Basco, PAF spokesperson said, the victims have died from injuries they suffered from the impact of the crash. Authorities earlier identified one of the victims as Ruth Angelique R. Pasos, a first lieutenant of the Philippine Air Force,…

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The plane crashed around 10:20 a.m. local time Wednesday in a wooded area near the village of Cabayao in Benguet province on Luzon island. Emergency services and police responded to the scene after 11 a.m. Rescuers found the pilots—a man and a woman—unconscious in the wreckage in the wooded, mountainous area. They were taken to a local hospital but died from their injuries. "It is with profound sadness that we report that two pilots have died," …

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The Manila Times broke the news in Manila, Philippines (the) on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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