The Police say the individual shot dead in China Bay, Trincomalee, yesterday has been identified as a 59-year-old resident of the 05th KM Post area. 

According to the Police, two unidentified men on a motorcycle had opened fire at the victim, who succumbed to injuries on the spot. 

Details regarding the cause of the shooting or the firearm used are yet to be ascertained. 

The China Bay Police have launched investigations to apprehend the suspects. (Newswire)

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The PT-6 aircraft that crashed yesterday killing two Air Force officials was assembled in 1958, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera stated. 

Addressing the Parliament today, MP Jayasekera stated that the aircraft manufactured in China had been assembled in 1958 and fitted with an engine manufactured in 1961.

Emphasizing that the PT-6 fleet should be on display at a museum, the SLFP MP stated that it should not be used to train pilots.

MP Dayasiri Jayasekera stated that six pilots have died in crashes involving PT-6 aircraft in Sri Lanka.

Pointing out that the aircraft was unfit for training sessions, the MP questioned who will take responsibility for the deaths repeatedly occurring due to its usage.

The SLFP MP raised the matter while addressing the deaths of an Air Force Wing Commander and an Aircraft Engineer/ Flying Officer while conducting an air test of a PT-6 aircraft in China Bay in the Eastern Province yesterday. 

Wing Commander Tharindu Herath and Flying Officer Peshan Warnasooriya had departed from the airstrips of China Bay around 11.25 am after which the aircraft crashed at an area inside the China Bay Camp around 11.27 am, killing them both. (NewsWire)

Two pilots have died resulting in a fateful crash. The aircraft manufactured in #China had been assembled in 1958 & fitted with an engine manufactured in 1961. We weren't even born in 1961. The PT-6 fleet should be on display at a museum & not used to train pilots. Who will take… pic.twitter.com/fU4F1wRPOq

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Video footage has emerged of the training aircraft which crashed in the China Bay Air Force Camp in the Eastern Province today.

According to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), the two Air Force officers killed in the crash have been identified as a Wing Commander and an Aircraft Engineer/ Flying Officer.

The SLAF stated that Wing Commander Tharindu Herath and Flying Officer Peshan Warnasooriya had embarked on the journey for an air test of a PT 6 aircraft.

The duo departed from the airstrips of China Bay around 11.25 am after which the aircraft had crashed at an area inside the China Bay Camp around 11.27 am.

The SLAF stated that Wing Commander Tharindu Herath who is a student of Maliyadeva Maha Vidyalaya had joined the Air Force in 2006. He is a father of three.

Aircraft Engineer/ Flying Officer Peshan Warnasooriya who is a student of St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala joined the Air Force in 2017 after completing his higher education at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. (NewsWire)

A training aircraft that took off from the airstrips of the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy in China Bay in the Eastern Province crashed killing two persons onboard pic.twitter.com/R1Td5KMeWb

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A training aircraft that took off from the airstrips of the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy in China Bay in the Eastern Province has crashed killing two persons onboard. 

Director Media Airforce, Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe told NewsWire, that both the trainer and the trainee have been killed in the crash.

Group Captain Wijesinghe stated that the aircraft, a PT 6, had taken off for an air test this morning and had crashed in an area at the China Bay Camp around 11.27 am

He further stated that an Investigative Committee has been appointed by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa to conduct further investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)

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