An Air Force of Zimbabwe instructor and a female student pilot died when a training plane they were flying developed a technical fault and crashed at Dabuka in Somabula on the outskirts of Gweru yesterday.
The Airforce of Zimbabwe was by last night still to release an official statement on the accident which occurred at around 2 30 pm.
When a Chronicle news crew arrived at the scene a military medical team had just arrived and was trying to retrieve the bodies that were trapped in the wreckage of the small plane.
Witnesses said the plane which was heading southwards was trying to make a U-turn when it crashed.
“This is usually the training ground for pilots and we usually gather to view their flying prowess. We were surprised when the plane started jerking.
In the twinkle of an eye the plane had crashed and there was a cloud of dust. We rushed to the scene but we could not help,” said a witness who requested not to be named.
A team from the Air Force of Zimbabwe arrived at the scene some 20 minutes after the crash and dispersed villagers who had just gathered before retrieving the bodies.
Josiah Tungamirai Acting Base Commander, Group Captain Esswein Masuku declined to comment over the matter referring all questions to the Airforce of Zimbabwe Headquarters. The Chronicle
Good to hear that
Dickson Murozva all your relatives or friends do you say hakuna musoja kana mupurisa.its all our way , just respect the dead ,politics aside
They are not politicians, they are civil servants.
Talen Mapanga not jus civil servants bt cruel regime enhancers
Its so sad, my their souls rest in peace
Dickson Murozva god bless u
Edmund Ironside they kill unarmed ppl , they are zanu Soldiers
Calvin Gara yes God shall bless me bcz my hands are clean
Dickson Murozva Dont go the extreme ,hauna hama here or sister or cousine or friend akaroorwa nemusoja or hama musoja .hauna hama imosapota Zanu here ,can you kill him or poison him
I will wait for God to his job like he did to the two
do
Dickson Murozva when is your call
Politics ngadzirege kuku buritsa mugwara re normal living.all humans are born to die including you mafiro chete anosiyana.That lady afa uyo is just like your sister trying to get a carrier as a pilot.
No man politics my food
Sorry, may their Saul rest in peace
Talen Mapanga saul? >>soul
Sad that was our dream to join air force back at school..nxaaa are those govt things even serviced.RIP.
Thats a good question
Oooooooh so sad may their dear souls rest in eternal peace
with those kind of planes I won’t allow my child to join such a suicidal air fools of Zimbabwe
Ku Dzie your child should pass A level first then airforce will tell whether he or she qualifys
Hayiya Masuku don’t run away from the fact that these planes are in a sorry state
ASIYANGAISINA BVUTEKI KANI ..KANA KUMBOITA TUMOTO ZVATWO…
Kudzanai Chafa haunyepe
uuuumm very sorry RIP
Sad
Zvima old planes zvenyu izvo belong in the museum
RIP
R l P
Yakatengwa rini ndege yacho 40 yrs back zanu pf go to hell
I hope vanga vasiri biz kuita Lula lula
Zim has no capacity to train pilots,send the trainees to well resourced nations like SA for training,young life unnecessarily lost ,rip pilot
Isrial Fainos Maburo unobvepiko iwe, so unofunga kuti maSA soldiers are far much trained than Zim soldiers,vekuSA vanofanira kutouya kuno kuzo trainer
Isrial Fainos Maburo stupid and shallow minded
Yun Ferhem with your antiques of armoury you are jocking right?
Murevi Chokwadi Zim haifukure hapwa asekuru,muno tingamama nenhamo vachipedzera mari mukutenga zvombo kana uchiziva unoziva
Yun Ferhem mari irikubiwa that’s the truth hona dzimba dzavanogara
Murevi Chokwadi unofunga maChina nemaRussians arikupihwa migodhi muno arikupihwa for free?
Yun Ferhem mari irikupinda muhomwe dzevashoma
Murevi Chokwadi kubiwa irikubiwa but pazvombo apo varikutenga day and nyt kungoti kuno kuZim havaite seSA palockdown chaipo SA yakaburitsa zvombo zvinotyisa but Zim waiona masoldier aine tuma Ak47 chete nezvimota zviya zvatajaira
Yun Ferhem shamwari paye ndopanonzi hapana hapana.ngatisazvifadze nenhema
Yun Ferhem you didn’t get me well.Airforce is more technical hence need for modernised equipment that our poor,misgoverned country can’t have.
Isrial Fainos Maburo south African trainers are trained in Zimbabwe you don’t know that all sadac trainers are trained in Zimbabwe my friend
Rhema Chikerema you are not getting the point bro.Equipment equipment equipment equipment hey
Hayiya Masuku it’s not your fault,brainwashed youngboy
Isrial Fainos Maburo so those who send their soldiers here are fools witch country can send it’s troops when the iqwepment is not good it’s called accident even a car from the garage can burn
Rhema Chikerema they just send ground troops for physique ,where is the equipment you’re talking about?Forces are even underpaid Whatmore the expensive planes needed to train a pilot .Poor plane quality is to blame for the death of the trainee.Thiz planes were bought by Douglas Smith and are outdated already .
Isrial Fainos Maburo soldiers are not bieng paid honestly but these people they are busy buying guns and iquipment
Isrial Fainos Maburo do you know Zimbabwe has got MiG 29 get’s it’s the only country in Africa do you know Suri Suri what’s kept there amunesion Zimbabwe is the best in Africa
@Rhema stop lying MiG 29 is very old plane , used by most of the North African states also North Korea and India …its left with less than 10 years in services and some countries are already throwing it to the scrap yard …ndonhema dzamoudzwa ku Zanu pf nezvidhara zvakafuta matumbu neropa revanhu
Ku Dzie Ahhh the person you arguing with ka just doesn’t get it …but zvitumbu zvakafutha neyi 🤣🤣🤣
Isrial Fainos Maburo don’t be emotional on things you don’t have control over
Murevi Chokwadi tochingoti hint don’t play negomo repa Mount Hampden ndohozi yezvombo underg
Rhema Chikerema musazvinyepere Google best armies in Africa kwete kuzvishoresa pajekerere
Renia Lefati tete pane nyika dzakapakata zvombo zvemazuva ano kwete zvenguva yaSmith
Isrial Fainos Maburo yaaa ndaona Kuti unoziva Wangu ;siyana nevari kukupikisa vachiri kufunga chisoja Chekare chemusango kkkkkkk besides tichine zvindenge zvakare
Rhema Chikerema Best pachii??,with ancient Equipment too much Propaganda in ur head
Shame
Sad
“Technical fault” = ndege yakafa. It’s not like it developed on the air!!!
So sad.
Petronella Sithole
Vanoda kuita that course musatye tray pa Prince Charles
RIP
Mtsrip
Mtsrip
Did it run out of gas?
Didn’t burst?
The plane looks too old to risk lives of youngsters. RIP
Romancing a trainee pilot on a dilapidated aircraft can be catastophic🤔
Regai tione kt muchakadii paMoza apoo varume ma Rebels akakumirirai nezvima training zvenyu zve6 months
RIP ndenge dzacho angova maragwanda.
Ginimbi senior
zim yakaoma
And after that training you gonna fly for SAA , mmmm not with me on board. Who is going to service the planes BEEE too, from Zim hai bo …..