Post by phelan on Jun 10, 2016 5:49:17 GMT
Another Thursday, two more crashes for demonstration teams.
It started with a Russian Knights Su-27 near Moscow. The team was returning from a demonstration at the opening of a memorial when one aircraft crashed into a forested area, killing the pilot. The aircraft suffered an unspecified mechanical problem. It had recently undergone work at the factory level.
www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-knights-fighter-jet-pilot-killed-crash-near-moscow/
Later in the day, the Patrouille Suisse team was practicing for a show at Leeuwarden Air Base, which will include the first F-35 in Europe, when two aircraft touched. One aircraft suffered the loss of one horizontal stabilizer but apparently landed safely. The other aircraft crashed near the base, with the pilot ejecting safely.
www.airlive.net/breaking-swiss-f-5-fighter-jet-just-crashed-near-leeuwarden-air-base-in-the-netherlands/
It started with a Russian Knights Su-27 near Moscow. The team was returning from a demonstration at the opening of a memorial when one aircraft crashed into a forested area, killing the pilot. The aircraft suffered an unspecified mechanical problem. It had recently undergone work at the factory level.
www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-knights-fighter-jet-pilot-killed-crash-near-moscow/
Later in the day, the Patrouille Suisse team was practicing for a show at Leeuwarden Air Base, which will include the first F-35 in Europe, when two aircraft touched. One aircraft suffered the loss of one horizontal stabilizer but apparently landed safely. The other aircraft crashed near the base, with the pilot ejecting safely.
www.airlive.net/breaking-swiss-f-5-fighter-jet-just-crashed-near-leeuwarden-air-base-in-the-netherlands/