Photos from Albacete airbase, in Spain, show a fire on the flight line.
#Latest Greek F-16 crashes at Albacete air base (Spain). Home of the Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) when take off pic.twitter.com/u5IoKnKdeZ
— AircraftTalking (@AircraftTalking) January 26, 2015Accidente en la base aérea de Los Llanos, en Albacete. Parece ser q se ha estrellado un F16 griego. pic.twitter.com/eXHZVZ8pN7
— Ángeles Moya (@mangelesmoya) January 26, 2015According to reports coming from Albacete airbase, home of the Tactical Leadership Program, an F-16 belonging to the Hellenic Air Force has crashed on take off.
Photos emerging on social networks seem to suggest the aircraft may have hit the flight line: two Italian Air Force AMX jets seem to be quite close to the burning wreckage of the Greek F-16. However, more aircraft are believed to be involved, since several explosions were heard following the impact of the HAF fighter jet.
Spanish media outlets have been issuing updates since the incident occurred around 3.00 PM LT: according to the latest reports, 10 people were killed as a consequence of the crash.
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