The F-16 plane crashed about 3:20 p.m (1420 GMT) as it took off at a training centre in Albacete, 260 km southeast of the capital Madrid.
"The plane, part of the Tactical Leadership Programme of NATO was carrying out a (training) exercise when during take-off the plane lost power, crashing into the parking area for planes, crashing into various planes that were parked there," the defence ministry said in a statement.
Two pilots on board were among the dead. Other pilots and mechanics were underneath the plane in the parking area when it crashed, Spanish media reported.
"I am deeply saddened," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement.
"This is a tragedy which affects the whole NATO family. I express my heartfelt condolences to the loved ones and the nations of those who lost their lives, and I wish a speedy recovery to the injured."
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Eight French nationals and two Greeks were killed and 21 people injured when a Greek fighter plane crashed during NATO training in Spain on Monday, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said...
ReplyDeleteThe F-16 crashed at about 3:20 p.m. (9.20 a.m. EST) shortly after taking off at a training center in Albacete, 260 km (160 miles) southeast of the capital Madrid.
"There are also quite a lot of people injured ... 10 French people, 11 Italians," Rajoy said in an interview with Telecinco TV.
The Greek fighter jet was carrying out a NATO training exercise at the Spanish base but something went wrong during the take-off...............http://www.todayonline.com/world/ten-killed-greek-fighter-plane-crash-spain
Spain jet crash deaths rise to 11 as French airman dies ...
ReplyDeleteA ninth French national has died after a crash involving a Greek F-16 fighter jet at a Spanish military base, officials say.
The airman suffered serious burns in the crash and died on Tuesday at a Madrid hospital, Spain's defence ministry announced.
It brings the death toll from Monday's accident to 11, including the pilots.
Spanish investigators are trying to find out what caused the crash at Los Llanos air base in Albacete.
Defence ministry officials have said that the F-16 "lost power" after take-off from the base, which lies 260km (160 miles) south-east of Madrid.
In Greece, the defence ministry announced a three-day period of mourning beginning on Tuesday to mark the deaths of the Greek pilots........................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30998430
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