A military plane of the Spanish Air Forces has crashed near the Los Llanos airbase in Albacete when it returned from the military parade in Madrid dedicated to the Spanish National Day, the Spanish Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Accidente aéreo en la Base Aérea de Los Llanos. #albacete pic.twitter.com/4D488KICpO
— MARIO_RP (@marioruiz_ab) October 12, 2017
The Ministry of Defense has confirmed the accident but didn't specify the details.
Las primeras informaciones apuntan a que se ha estrellado un eurofighter de la Base Aérea de Llos Llanos Albacete. #DiaDeLaHispanidad pic.twitter.com/So6oTDq1H6
— Ciencia y Campo (@cienciaycampo) 12 октября 2017 г.
The accident occurred at 12:09 local time. The firefighters, national police and ambulance personnel are working on the scene.
Accidente en Albacete de un Eurofighter #12octFiestaNacional pic.twitter.com/SIIHCaYfa0
— Joaquin Reneses (@cucha1985) 12 октября 2017 г.
The pilot of the military plane that crashed in southeastern Spain earlier Thursday has died, the Spanish Defense Ministry said.
“As a consequence of the crash which occurred during the approach maneuver for landing, the pilot of the plane died,” the ministry said in a tweet.
Como consecuencia del siniestro, producido durante la maniobra de aproximación para el aterrizaje, ha fallecido el piloto del avión.
— Ministerio Defensa (@Defensagob) October 12, 2017
