13.11.2025 01:02
Ali Ongan, the father of Airplane Maintenance Master Sergeant Ilhan Ongan, who was martyred in the crash of a C130 military cargo plane on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, recounted his last conversation with his son over the phone. "My son said, 'There is fog, the plane is not taking off. We are waiting.' I replied, 'Okay, my son.' After that, there was no news from him. He also said, 'I will call you when I get back.' But he didn't come, my son, he couldn't come," said father Ongan. When asked, "Did your son have a dream?" he answered, "It was to be a martyr."
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Ali Ongan, the father of Airplane Maintenance Chief Sergeant İlhan Ongan, who was martyred when a C130 military cargo plane crashed on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, recounted his last conversation with his son over the phone.
59-year-old Ali Ongan, who is retired from a factory in the city and has a 23-year-old daughter, said he last spoke with his son through a messaging application on his phone yesterday morning.
"HE DIDN'T COME, MY SON, HE COULDN'T COME"
Ongan recounted that his son sent him a message saying, "Dad, our plane has arrived. I have put on my clothes." He added: "My son said, 'There is fog, the plane is not taking off. We are waiting.' I said, 'Okay, my son.' After that, there was no news from him. He also said, 'I will call you when I arrive.' He didn't come, my son, he couldn't come."
"HIS DREAM WAS TO BE A MARTYR..."
Father Ongan responded to the question, "Did your son have a dream?" by saying, "His dream was to be a martyr. He became a martyr, my son. What more could there be? May our homeland be safe."
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