Pakistan female fighter pilot Marium Mukhtiar mourned after crash

[cats_five]

"The first Pakistani female fighter pilot to die on operational service has been laid to rest after a funeral at a Karachi air force base.


Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar was on a routine training mission on Tuesday when her plane met with an "in-flight emergency" over Mianwali district in Punjab province, the air force said.


She and her co-pilot ejected. She later died from her injuries in hospital."


Pakistan female fighter pilot Marium Mukhtiar mourned after crash - BBC News

[Lonewolf_50]

Originally Posted by cats_five

She and her co-pilot ejected. She later died from her injuries in hospital."


Pakistan female fighter pilot Marium Mukhtiar mourned after crash - BBC News

Something deadly about those routine training missions, I think I've been to more funerals for those than any other cause.
RIP, FO Mukhtiar.

[cats_five]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50

Something deadly about those routine training missions, I think I've been to more funerals for those than any other cause.
RIP, FO Mukhtiar.

Since routine training is the majority of flying it stands to reason that's what most funerals would be for.

RIP indeed.