BAF A-5 Fighter Aircraft crashes

A Bangladesh Air Force Fighter Aircraft A-5 Fantan crashed near Jahurul Haque base at Patenga in Chittagong around Monday noon.

The pilot is safe, Diganta TV, a private satellite television, said in a breaking scroll.

The incident occurred when the aircraft was landing on the runway of the base after a training session, our correspondent in Chittagong reported.

The aircraft caught fire seconds before touching down the landing strip, a source said.The aircraft was bought from china based on Russian Mig-19.