SLAF officer killed, airman injured during parachute training

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COLOMBO, 20 March, 2021, (TON): An official of the Sri Lanka Air Force has kicked the bucket and an airman was wounded during a parachute instructional course at SLAF Parachute Training School in Ampara earlier today.

SLAF spokesperson Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe said that the parachutes of the officer and the airman had collided during the landing.

The wounded airman was conceded to the Ampara Hospital. The expired official, distinguished as a 34-year old Squadron Leader of the SLAF.

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