Greek F-16 down...
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Pretty grim. Video here. Noticias última hora, programas y series de Radio Televisión Española - RTVE.es
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I gained that impression too, Rhino. Looks like there's a damaged airframe balanced on its nose.
RIP to the dead, and wishing a swift recovery for the injured.
RIP to the dead, and wishing a swift recovery for the injured.
Last edited by MPN11; 26th Jan 2015 at 17:57. Reason: Updated casualty list
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10 reported dead
Spanish newspapers cite Spanish MoD sources as confirming 10 dead. 13 injured. 6 serious.
Se estrella un F-16 griego en la base de Albacete - Espaa - abc.es
Se estrella un F-16 griego en la base de Albacete - Espaa - abc.es
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Latest from El Pais is 10 dead and 13 injured and that up to 20 could be dead.
Crashed on the flight-line near the Training Ops Center.
RIP.
Diez muertos y 13 heridos al estrellarse un F-16 griego en Albacete | España | EL PAÍS
Crashed on the flight-line near the Training Ops Center.
RIP.
Diez muertos y 13 heridos al estrellarse un F-16 griego en Albacete | España | EL PAÍS
Se estrella un F-16 griego en la base de Albacete - Espaa - abc.es
I spot several Tornados and Harriers on the flight line, so seems a multi-national exercise going on...terrible.
I spot several Tornados and Harriers on the flight line, so seems a multi-national exercise going on...terrible.
As has happened so often before, a mishap starts out as a routine training mission ... RIP, brothers in arms, doing what we do or did.
Could have been any of us, on a given day.
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Could have been any of us, on a given day.
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Se estrella un F-16 griego en la base de Albacete - Espaa - abc.es
I spot several Tornados and Harriers on the flight line, so seems a multi-national exercise going on...terrible.
I spot several Tornados and Harriers on the flight line, so seems a multi-national exercise going on...terrible.
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Having been to Albacete during an exercise, I can't imagine how the F-16 would have crashed into the flightline or hangars. The east/west runway is well away from the flightline. Is it possible it caught fire on the flightline itself rather than being previously airborne?
Saying a take off accident. Looks like the runway is about due east/west, and the impact area on the flight line a good 1000 feet north of centerline, mid-runway with shelters and taxi ways separating the two. Clear separation as Rabina says, so the F-16 had to be airborne and went up and over the shelters/open ground, or something happened on the ramp. Open areas to the South unfortunately.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Los+L...Spain&t=h&z=15
List of participants from here: http://airheadsfly.com/2015/01/26/ma...-tlp-exercise/
List of participants TLP 2015-1
3 Lockheed Martin F-16C plus 1 F-16D, Hellenic Air Force (341 Mira from Almiros/Nea Anchialos Airbase)
4 Eurofighter EF2000s, Spanish Air Force (ALA 11 from Morón Airbase)
2 Dassault Rafales, French Air Force (EC 01.091 from BA113 Saint Dizier)
2 Dassault Mirage 2000Ds, French Air Force (ETD 02.007 from BA133 Nancy/Ochey)
2 Mirage 2000-5, French Air Force (EC 01.002 from BA116 Luxeuil/St.Sauveur)
5 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+, Italian Naval Aviation (Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati from Grottaglie/Taranto)
3 Boeing (McDonnel Douglas) F-15E Strike Eagle (From RAF Lakenheath)
2 Dornier / Dassault Alpha Jets, French Air Force (EE 02.002 from BA120 Cazaux)
2 AMX, Italian Air Force (132° Gruppo from Istrana Airbase)
4 Panavia Tornado IDSs, German Air Force (Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 from Büchel)
2 British Aerospace Hawk, Royal Air Force (No. 100 Squadron from RAF Leeming)
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Los+L...Spain&t=h&z=15
List of participants from here: http://airheadsfly.com/2015/01/26/ma...-tlp-exercise/
List of participants TLP 2015-1
3 Lockheed Martin F-16C plus 1 F-16D, Hellenic Air Force (341 Mira from Almiros/Nea Anchialos Airbase)
4 Eurofighter EF2000s, Spanish Air Force (ALA 11 from Morón Airbase)
2 Dassault Rafales, French Air Force (EC 01.091 from BA113 Saint Dizier)
2 Dassault Mirage 2000Ds, French Air Force (ETD 02.007 from BA133 Nancy/Ochey)
2 Mirage 2000-5, French Air Force (EC 01.002 from BA116 Luxeuil/St.Sauveur)
5 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+, Italian Naval Aviation (Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati from Grottaglie/Taranto)
3 Boeing (McDonnel Douglas) F-15E Strike Eagle (From RAF Lakenheath)
2 Dornier / Dassault Alpha Jets, French Air Force (EE 02.002 from BA120 Cazaux)
2 AMX, Italian Air Force (132° Gruppo from Istrana Airbase)
4 Panavia Tornado IDSs, German Air Force (Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 from Büchel)
2 British Aerospace Hawk, Royal Air Force (No. 100 Squadron from RAF Leeming)
Last edited by sandiego89; 26th Jan 2015 at 18:21.