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Greek fighter jet crash: 10 killed in Spain after aircraft crashes into hangar at military base Greek F-16 fighter jet crash: French citizen among 10 killed in plane crash at Spanish military base
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At least 10 people have died at a military base in southeastern Spain, after a Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed into a hangar and triggered a large fire, according to officials.At least 10 people have died at a military base in southeastern Spain, after a Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed into a hangar and triggered a large fire, according to officials.
A further 13 people were injured in the incident at around 3:30pm (local time) at the Los Llanos base, in Albacete, where the aircraft was taking part in a Nato exercise. Spanish military sources told the El Pais newspaper that six of the victims were in a critical condition. The two pilots on board the plan were among the dead. A further 13 people were injured in the incident at around 3:30pm (local time) at the Los Llanos base, in Albacete, where the aircraft was taking part in a Nato exercise.
The two-seat plane crashed as it was taking off in an area where other aircrafts were parked and preparing to join the Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) training exercise, the ministry said in a statement. Spain's Defence Ministry said that seven others were in a serious condition, while one person had been treated and released from hospital. The conditions of the five others were not disclosed.
The military base is used by Nato as a training facility for pilots from member states, and most of the victims were believed to be foreigners, according to a Spanish Foreign Ministry official. The two-seat plane crashed as it attempted to take off but lost thrust in an area where other aircrafts were parked and preparing to join the Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) training exercise, the ministry said in a statement.
The victims are believed to be from around six or seven different countries, El Pais reported. Nato uses the military base to train pilots and crews from member states. Most of the victims were not thought to be Spanish, according to the nation's Foreign Ministry official.
An F-16 jet, similar to the aircraft which crashed and killed 10 people in Spain. (Getty Images)   France's Defence Ministry confirmed that one Frenchman was killed and five seriously injured.
Sources at the Spanish Defense Ministry added that the aircraft did not have enough power during takeoff. A Pentagon spokeswoman said that there were no US personnel killed but an unknown number were treated for minor injuries, said Air Force Lt. Col. Vanessa Hillman, a Pentagon spokeswoman.
Emergency crews were not immediately allowed on the scene over fears fuel tanks inside parked aircrafts could explode, but are now working to douse the blaze as black plumes of smoke filled the air. Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain also participate in TLP, but the nationalities of the other victims remains unclear.
Officials are now attempting to determine how much damage was caused to other planes involved in the NATO exercise, the ministry said in a statement. Reports from El Pais state that the victims are from around six or seven different countries, including France and the US.
A NATO spokeswoman declined to disclose details, referring questions to Spanish and Greek military officials. An F-16 jet, similar to the aircraft which crashed and killed 10 people in Spain. (Getty Images) Emergency crews were not immediately allowed on the scene amid fears fuel tanks inside parked aircrafts could explode, but are now working to douse the blaze as black plumes of smoke filled the air.
Officials are currently attempting to determine how much damage was caused to other planes involved in the NATO exercise, the ministry said in a statement.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he was "deeply saddened by the crash of a Greek fighter jet at the Los Llanos base in Spain, which has caused many casualties."
He did not specify their nationalities in a statement, but called the crash "a tragedy that affects the whole NATO family."
"I am deeply saddened," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement.
"This is a tragedy which affects the whole NATO family. I express my heartfelt condolences to the loved ones and the nations of those who lost their lives, and I wish a speedy recovery to the injured."
According to a US Air Force Website, TLP was formed in 1978 by NATO's Central Region air forces to advance their tactical capabilities and produce tactics, techniques and procedures that improve multi-national tactical air operations.According to a US Air Force Website, TLP was formed in 1978 by NATO's Central Region air forces to advance their tactical capabilities and produce tactics, techniques and procedures that improve multi-national tactical air operations.
The first TLP course was located at Fuerstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany. It has been based at the Spanish base since June 2009.The first TLP course was located at Fuerstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany. It has been based at the Spanish base since June 2009.
Additional reporting by APAdditional reporting by AP