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Two die as air force plane crashes in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai Royal Thai Air Force RTAF Beechcraft
The wreckage of a Beechcraft AT-6TH plane lies on the ground after a crash in Chomthong district of Chiang Mai province on Thursday morning. (Photo: Police Traffic Radio in Chiang Mai Facebook account)

A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) plane crashed on Thursday morning in Chiang Mai province, killing the two pilots onboard.

The small Beechcraft AT-6TH fighter was on a training flight when it crashed in a jungle in Huay Muang Fang Sai village in Chomthong district, local media reports quoted the air force as saying.

Amarin TV said local residents reported hearing two loud explosions before the plane burst into flames.

The RTAF has eight AT-6TH planes for multiple purposes, including combat missions. The fleet is based at Wing 41 in the northern province.

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