Funeral parade for the three members of the Air Force of Zimbabwe Army who died last week in a helicopter crash will be conducted today at Manyame Airbase.
Wing Commander, Thomas Tinashe Manyowa will then be buried in Chinhoyi, Flight Lieutenant Anita Mapiye at Glen Forest in Harare and aircraft technician Flight Sergeant Tinodiwanashe Chikamhi in Masvingo.
All these days Zimbabwe Air force has been mourning with the bereaved families and helping them since the Augusta Bell 412 crashed.
This is contrary to malicious reports from some sections of the media seen as trying to drive a wedge between the families and the force. In a statement yesterday, AFZ director Civil Military Relations, Group Captain Valentine Sedze, said such reports were absurd.
“Such reports are not only malicious, but insensitive, as the AFZ and the families of the deceased are grappling to come to terms with the loss of the dearly departed crew.”
The helicopter crash claimed the life of 4 people which includes a child and 3 air force members.
The child was involved in the crash when the helicopter crashed into a house.
However Zimbabwe’s air force has been unable to renew it’s fleet in the past years due to sanctions imposed by western countries for alleged rights violations.
Source: Herald