Makes a mockery of rank doesn't it. Is the promotion so that he won't tell anyone what happened?The Royal Thai Force has awarded the pilot who was killed when his Gripen fighter jet crashed during an air show in Hat Yai on the Children’s Day on Saturday a seven-step posthumous promotion, making him an air marshal.
The body of the pilot, Group Captain Dilokrith Patthavee, was flown from Hat Yai to the Don Meuang airport on Saturday where he was received by Air Chief Marshal Chom Rungsawang, the air force commander-in-chief, and guards of honour.
BTW He was first reported as a Sqn Ldr, now a Grp Capt (2 ranks above) and posthumously an AM, which is another 2 step up. Seven steps would have made him a Royal!
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Promotion increases the pension for his family.
They have had this aircraft for a couple of years now and he presumably was well trained and quite proficient. If pilot error is not an issue then one must assume mechanical failure arising from faulty maintenance or possibly a design fault.
On googling I see RTAF in fact began training in Sweden in 2010 and one could reasonably assume therefore the pilot was experienced.Last edited by Seekingasylum; 16-01-2017 at 12:05 PM.
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Apparently a Swedish NGO in Sweden lodged a police complaint against the Swedish authorities in 2015 alleging corruption in the supply of the Gripen contract to the RTAF, details of which are still concealed from the Swedish public.
Bit of a surprise that, eh.
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