One Pilot Dead After Eurofighter Midair Collision -German Air Force
June 24 2019 - 12:43PM
Dow Jones News
By Robert Wall
The German air force said Monday that two of its combat jets
collided over Germany, killing one pilot.
Both pilots ejected, the air force said via Twitter. One pilot
was found alive and was being treated, the air force said, and the
other didn't survive.
The midair collision involved two unarmed Eurofighter Typhoon
combat planes, made by a consortium of Airbus SE (AIR.FR), BAE
Systems PLC (BA.LN) and Leonardo SpA (LDO.MI). The planes were
accompanied by a third Eurofighter, which witnessed the crash and
reported seeing two parachuted from the ejected pilots.
Local fire fighters battled flames on the ground where the
wreckage of the two planes went down, police said.
The air force said it is investigating the crash, which occurred
near Laage in eastern Germany. All Typhoons were stationed at an
air base in the area.
Write to Robert Wall at robert.wall@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 24, 2019 12:28 ET (16:28 GMT)
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