Eurofighter Crashed

[mshoaib61]

Eurofighter crashed in Spain

EF crashed after takeoff. Pilot:Saudi-Arabia dead, Co-Pilot: Spain, alive, ejected


Eurofighter in Spanien abgestürzt - 1 Toter | Austrian Wings

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A Saudi army lieutenant colonel died Tuesday during a training flight at a Spanish air base, the Spanish Defence Ministry said.

The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. ET) during a training flight aboard a Eurofighter Typhoon jet. A few minutes after takeoff, the plane hit the ground for unknown reasons, the Defense Ministry said.

A Spanish pilot who was also on board ejected before the plane hit the ground, the ministry said.

A special committee has been sent to the Moron Air Base in Seville to investigate, the Defense Ministry said.

The Saudi pilot was at Moron to sign an agreement on Spanish-Saudi cooperation, which includes training for Saudi pilots on the Eurofighter, the ministry said.

Saudi Arabia is one of the customers for the Eurofighter, which is manufactured by an international consortium of Britain's BAE Systems, the German and Spanish arms of EADS, and Italy's Alenia Aeronautica.


Saudi pilot dies in Spanish military crash - CNN.com

 

[mshoaib61]

A Eurofighter aircraft has crashed at Spain's Morón air base with one fatality, the Spanish ministry of defence has confirmed.

The combat aircraft, which was on a regular training flight, crashed into the ground "moments after take-off" from the base near Seville, according to the ministry's statement.

It was being piloted under dual control by a lieutenant colonel from the Saudi Arabian air force, who was killed, and a Spanish air force commander, who ejected before the crash.

The ministry says the Spanish pilot is "well" after receiving attention at the base.

CITAAM, the Spanish body responsible for investigating military aircraft accidents, has despatched a team to Morón to identify the causes of the incident, which took place at 0930 local time this morning.

The Saudi lieutenant colonel was at the Spanish base after the two nations signed a Eurofighter training contract.

Saudi pilot killed as Eurofighter crashes in Spain

 

[HAIDER]

May be Spanish instructor forget to eject Saudi pilot. Or pilot thought it landing and didn't know guy in the back already left the plane..

 

[Tajdar adil]

So Said. I thing spainish pilot save himself not Saudi pilot.

 

[Donatello]

There are different eject seats that are independently controlled. Every Competent instructor/student would know how to use them.

Either he was busy with some other thing or was badly injured.

Can't say anything, but a very sad day for the Student and the Typhoon as a whole.

 

[Avatar]

Speculations already. Someone blames the spanish pilot without any proof just because he's still alive, and someone says the pilot thought the plane is landing w/o knowing someone inches behind him has escaped the plane without informing him. What can I say.

 

[HAIDER]

yeah saudi pilot was busy reading playboy at high altitude.