Italian AF Tornado crash (X2) following mid-air?
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Italian AF Tornado crash (X2) following mid-air?
Just been reading on another forum, reports from Twitter of a pair of AMI Tornado having crashed following a mid-air. Although I can't find anything doing a news search?
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Further down the page in the Italian sub-forum somebody has just posted this:
Ascoli Piceno, incidente in volo tra due Tornado dell'Aeronautica: piloti salvi - Tgcom24
Sorry, can't help with a translation.
Ascoli Piceno, incidente in volo tra due Tornado dell'Aeronautica: piloti salvi - Tgcom24
Sorry, can't help with a translation.
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Roughly translated, it says, two aircraft touched in flight and one caught fire, both aircraft then crashed, I think, but can't confirm due to a dodgy translation that, the report suggests at least two crew managed to eject?
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That is what I got as well.
And it seemed to indicate that both pilots survived although
it was a dodgy translation.
Also, fires started on the ground.
That is what I got as well.
And it seemed to indicate that both pilots survived although
it was a dodgy translation.
Also, fires started on the ground.
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Translation is pretty good...
Basically the two ship collide and both plane crash on the hill....seems that the four crews ejected but no confirmation on chute yet...
Will see!(... And hope!)
Basically the two ship collide and both plane crash on the hill....seems that the four crews ejected but no confirmation on chute yet...
Will see!(... And hope!)
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Yet another case of "the pilots ejected", and indeed the same now on Fox News.
Don't any media outlets know about 2-seat aircraft? fingers still crossed for good mews for all 4 crew.
Don't any media outlets know about 2-seat aircraft? fingers still crossed for good mews for all 4 crew.
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The original article says that a parachute has been found, but nobody with it.
The 20:21 Telegiornale update says that the crews (pilots and navs ejected) but are 'lost'.
Photo here ( at 2000GMT): http://www.rainews.it
The 20:21 Telegiornale update says that the crews (pilots and navs ejected) but are 'lost'.
Photo here ( at 2000GMT): http://www.rainews.it
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Now that is a one in a million photograph if ever I saw one.
Hope the crews are OK.
Hope the crews are OK.
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It would appear those involved here were 3 males and a female, the latter being one of the pilots. Two bodies recovered so far this morning, one confirmed as a male.
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Second body found. A news conference was scheduled for Thursday at a military airport at Ghedi in northern Italy to discuss the training mission and the jets.
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