A female pilot went missing as a training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force crashed in the Bay of Bengal near the port city on Monday morning. The missing pilot was identified as Tahmid, Flight Lieutenant of Bangladesh Air Force. The Air Force officials said the F-7 aircraft, which took off around 10:27am from the Johurul Haque air base, lost contact with the control room around 11:10. The air craft crashed about 6/8 miles away from Patenga sea beach, said Nur-e-Alam, wing commander of the Air Force. Several teams of the Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard are now conducting a rescue operation, added the official. — Chittagong, June 29 (UNB)
