Wing Commander Nouman Akram died in the crash in a jungle near Shakarparian area of the capital, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said in a statement
A plume of smoke coming from the crash site on Wednesday. Pic/AFP
Air show by the PAF is an integral part of the parade and its intensive rehearsals are organised weeks ahead of the parade day. Traditionally, locally-made JF-17 Thunder and American F-16 feature prominently in the air show. Last month, a trainer aircraft of the PAF crashed near Mardan. A Mirage aircraft had crashed near Shorkot city of Punjab's Jhang district the week before. In January, two PAF pilots were killed after a training aircraft crashed near the M M Alam Base in Mianwali.
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