A400 crashed on departure from Seville

[flowman]

Aerodrome closed 1130 - 1800utc, no further news.

[Eclectic]

Pictures on Twitter.
This account: @airlivenet

url: https://twitter.com/airlivenet

[flowman]

LEZL re-opened at 1253 utc.

[Gostomel7]

Reported as being one for Turkish AF

[wiggy]

Gostomel

Reported as being one for Turkish AF

Sadly probably the usual confusion/conflicting info, another fairly credible source is claiming it was Spanish.... :

Spanish air force cargo plane crashes near Seville airport | World news | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/09/spanish-air-force-cargo-plane-crashes-near-seville-airport)

[gonetech]

Sad news, possibly the first flight of this particular aircraft I hear. If so would it be normal/wise to have more than minimal necessary POB?

[toffeez]

"We confirm that there has been an accident with an A400M in Sevilla. At this point, we can confirm that the aircraft is MSN23, an aircraft foreseen for the Turkish customer. The crisis room is open. A Go-Team is on its way to Sevilla. We are coordinating with the relevant authorities. We will come back in due time with any confirmed information as soon as available."

(Airbus Military)

[oldoberon]

Military plane crashes near San Pablo airport in Seville, up to five dead | Daily Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3074676/Up-ten-dead-military-plane-crashes-factory-near-airport-Seville.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed)

Two of the plane's occupants were rushed to hospital after the crash with their conditions being described as 'very serious.'
One, a 49-year-old, suffered stomach injuries and another head injuries, burns and several fractures.
Local reports said the aircraft hit an overhead power line after trying to make an emergency landing following a mid-air mechanical problem which was reported to air traffic controllers.

[jonw66]

We have a member over on military who has personal involvement so think before posting gents/ladies.

[atakacs]

Whatever happened (and I obviously have no idea or information at this stage) muss have been pretty dramatic. Anyone with concrete information about the exact nature of this flight? Was there any specific test to be performed?

[barit1]

German TV: Airbus plane crashes near Spain?s Seville airport, at least four dead | News | DW.DE | 09.05.2015 (http://www.dw.de/airbus-plane-crashes-near-spains-seville-airport-at-least-four-dead/a-18441205)

[PPRuNe Towers]

http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/561162-reports-a400-crash-saville-spain.html