Ghanaians React to Aviation Engineers Carrying Out Maintenance on Military Aircraft
- A video showing how maintenance and pre-flight checks are done on military aircraft in Ghana is trending
- The aviation engineers were in a delighted mood as they were recorded working on the main landing gear tires of the C-295 aircraft
- Ghanaians have shared different views on the video, with many commending the aviation engineers for the good work
Social media has gone haywire after a video showing how military aircraft are maintained and repaired in Ghana surfaced online.
This came to light after a TikTok user @armyinsights showed a video of aviation engineers doing pre-flight checks and maintenance of the C-295 military aircraft.
Source: TikTok
The video first showed the aviation engineers, numbering about five, working on the main landing gear of the military aircraft.
From the video, it appeared the main gear tires seemed to have developed a fault that needed to be properly worked on.
Some of the aviation engineers were also captured standing on one wing of the aircraft, apparently conducting some repairs.
Others were also reading the booklet instructions, apparently on the steps to take in repairing faulty parts of the aircraft.
Source: Twitter
The video has emerged at a time when the Ghana Armed Forces’ 7-9 military helicopter, carrying eight passengers en route from Accra to Obuasi, crashed in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, killing everyone aboard.
Persons aboard the flight were the Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah; the Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed; the Deputy National Security Coordinator, Limuna Muniru; the former Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Samuel Sarpong; and the former Obuasi East parliamentary aspirant, Samuel Aboagye.
They were headed to Obuasi for the official launch of the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP), an anti-Galamsey event, before the tragic crash.
Following three days of national mourning, President John Dramani Mahama announced that an educational fund would be set up to support the victims of the crash.
Watch the video below:
Reactions to repair works on a military aircraft
Social media users who reacted to the video shared varied opinions on the repair works on the military aircraft.
Mikyjay commented:
"You've allowed these people to maintain this aircraft instead of calling professional engineers? What do they know about it?"
Ec stated:
"Hmmmm, I will reserve my comment for now and come back after the checks are done."
Pablo commented:
"Professionals paa, and they’re reading booklet instructions? Eiiiii, Dr. Omane Boamah and co, mo kosie!"
Nana Kwame said:
"Some checks go through a series of steps, and for some, you need to fill out a booklet as you go on with your checks. It’s a checklist they follow. It doesn’t mean they’re unprofessional. Before the last incident claiming lives, when did we last hear of a military aircraft getting into an accident?"
Samuel Aboagye's last interactions in the helicopter pop up
YEN.com.gh previously reported that Samuel Aboagye established contact with some individuals before the Z-9 helicopter crashed.
Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi made this known in an interview as he detailed the conversations the Obuasi MCE had with Samuel Aboagye.
The KMA boss also lashed out at critics who complained about the use of sacks to transport the remains of the victims.
Source: YEN.com.gh
