Greek fighter-jet crash in Spain leaves at least 10 dead
(Update 18:32): Tragic's current review of the accident with the F-16 of the 341M in Spain. Spanish media initially reported only two Greek pilots dead and 10 wounded existence of which most Frenchmen and Italians, but the light of changing time the Spanish authorities admitted that there are a total of 10 dead and 13 wounded.
Spanish defence ministry says F-16 crashed at military base in Albacete while taking part in Nato manoeuvres
Spanish defence ministry says F-16 crashed at military base in Albacete while taking part in Nato manoeuvres
A defence ministry official said on Monday that the jet was Greek and that most of the victims were believed to be foreigners. The jet crashed at a military base in south-east Spain while it was participating in Nato manoeuvres.
Another 13 people were injured in the incident at the Los Llanos base, which sent flames and a plume of black smoke billowing into the air, a Defense Ministry official said.
The two-seater jet was taking off when it crashed into an area of the base where other planes involved in the Nato exercise were parked, the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said in a statement that emergency crews tried to put out a fire caused by the crash. Television footage showed flames billowing and a plume of black smoke where the plane crashed at the Los Llanos base.
A Nato spokeswoman declined to disclose details, referring questions to Spanish and Greek military officials.
The Spanish ministry said the jet that crashed was taking part in a Nato training exercise called the Tactical Leadership Program.
According to a US Air Force Website, TLP was formed in 1978 by Nato’s Central Region air forces to advance their tactical capabilities and produce tactics, techniques and procedures that improve multi-national tactical air operations.
The first TLP course was located at Fuerstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany. It has been based at the Spanish base since June 2009.
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