Military Aircraft Crashes Near Dera Ismail Khan

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The Mirage had departed from PAF Base Rafiqui (OPRQ), Shorkot, according to DAWN newspaper report. Lightning strike is given as possible cause of the accident.
Two PAF officers die in plane crash

DERA ISMAIL KHAN:
Two air force officers were killed when an aircraft crashed near Indus Highway here on Wednesday.

Officials said the Mirage aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in Chirra Mainer area due to a technical fault and bad weather, leaving Air Commodore Shafqat and Flight Lieutenant Sohaib dead.

A joint team of the army and police collected body parts of the deceased officers, says a PAF statement.

Sources said the aircraft was on a routine flight from Rafiqi airbase in Shorkot area of Jhang district when it crashed because of lightning. The bodies were airlifted to the airbase.

They said the rescue work could not be immediately carried out due to absence of rescue service in the district.

Local journalists complained that on the directive of the district police officer (DPO), police snatched cell phones of reporters covering the event. They were told to collect the phones from the DPO office on Thursday.

Source: DAWN
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From following news report, it seems the crashed aircraft was PAF No. 15 "Cobras" Squardon Mirage IIIDA serial number 90-610.

The ill-fated aircraft had departed from PAF Base Rafiqui, Shorkot, around 4:15 PM. A news reporter said the aircraft crashed around 4:30 PM.

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Source: express.com.pk

The two-seater Mirage IIIDA Serial number 90-610 was an ex-Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft and it served RAAF under serial number A3-110.

It was one of fifty RAAF Mirage III aircraft purchased from Australia by Pakistan in 1990.

On following link are details of RAAF Mirage III aircraft purchased from Australia by Pakistan in 1990.

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/3a3-Pakistan.htm

Here's August 19, 1980, photo of Mirage IIIDA in RAAF markings with serial number A3-110.

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Source: adf-gallery.com.au

Another photo of Mirage IIIDA in RAAF markings with serial number A3-110.
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Source: motty.hobbyvista.com

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Posthumous Tamgha-e-Shujaat awarded to Air Commodore Shafqat Mushtaq received by his son from President of Pakistan today.

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