Post by Linalin on Apr 21, 2005 10:13:46 GMT -5
Pilot dies after plane crashes during aerobatic flight practice
KOBE — A light plane crashed in a field near Tajima airport in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, on Thursday morning, killing its pilot, police said. Takahiro Iwasaki, 53, was believed to have been conducting aerobatic flight training and the police are investigating, they said.
Iwasaki had piloted fighter jets in the Air Self-Defense Force since joining it in 1970. After retiring from the ASDF in 1995, Iwasaki learned stunt flying in the United States and performed at exhibitions in Japan. (Kyodo News)
KOBE — A light plane crashed in a field near Tajima airport in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, on Thursday morning, killing its pilot, police said. Takahiro Iwasaki, 53, was believed to have been conducting aerobatic flight training and the police are investigating, they said.
Iwasaki had piloted fighter jets in the Air Self-Defense Force since joining it in 1970. After retiring from the ASDF in 1995, Iwasaki learned stunt flying in the United States and performed at exhibitions in Japan. (Kyodo News)
