The following image was taken by Erwin Fuguet Gedde at Maracay-El Libertador airbase, Venezuela, where the Venezuelan Air Force was celebrating its 92 Anniversary with the Día de la Aviación.
It depicts a Hongdu K-8 Karakorum (a two-seat intermediate jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed in China) about to crash into the ground near the airport, moments after the two pilots onboard had safely ejected from the doomed jet.
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Just a detail, Venezuelan Air Force’s real anniversary is december 10, the “día de la aviación” is a celebration for the 20th anniversary of a failed coup d’état.
Just a detail, Venezuelan Air Force’s real anniversary is december 10, the “día de la aviación” is a celebration for the 20th anniversary of a failed coup d’état.
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