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Philippine Air Force Air Force Crash Kills 9


Pictured: A Thai Army GAF N-22B Nomad. No Philippine photos available.
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What: Philippine Air Force GAF N22B Nomad en route from Awang Airport in Cotabato City to Zamboanga
Where: Virgo Subdivision in Rosary Heights 9.
When: January 28, 2010
Who: 8 fatalities including Maj. Gen. Butch Lacso, Two pilots and five crewmen and one fatality on the ground
Why: After takeoff, the plane suffered an engine failure. The pilot was attempting an emergency landing when the plane crashed in Cotabato City, a residential area outside Manila.

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