The F / A-18 Hornet fighter crashed at an air base in Spain. The incident occurred on Saturday, May 20, at the Zaragoza airbase.
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The plane crash was confirmed by the Spanish Aerospace Forces. The military said the fighter jet had “some problems”.
The moment with the fall of the fighter and the explosion on the ground were published on social networks.
As seen in the video, the plane crashed during a demonstration flight. The pilot managed to eject. He was hospitalized with leg injuries. While the pilot’s life is not in danger.
This morning, an accident occurred at the Zaragoza air base involving F-18s from 15 air wings (Ala 15). The pilot successfully ejected and the plane crashed within the base’s perimeter, the report said.
“Military” writes that the command of the Spanish Air Force has long been insisting on receiving new fifth-generation fighters, but the model has not yet been confirmed. The Spanish Air Force, as part of the Halcon 2 rearmament program, plans to change their EF-18Ms.
The EF-18A is a multirole aircraft produced for the Spanish Air Force based on the Mc Donnell Douglas F/A-18. The rearmament program provides for the receipt of 25 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters and an unknown number of unnamed fifth-generation fighter models.
Source: Racurs
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