Jordanian Air Force pilot killed in F-16 crash
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Monday, April 21, 2008
AMMAN: A Jordanian Air Force pilot was killed on Sunday when his US-manufactured F-16 fighter crashed during a routine training mission, a military spokesman said. "Hamzah Abbadi died when the Royal Air Force F-16 fighter crashed at 1015 GMT during training," the spokesman said in a statement without elaborating. In January, the military said four pilots died in two similar accidents. - AFP
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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp ... e_id=91244
Monday, April 21, 2008
Jordan blames technical flaws for all 3 F-16 crashes this year
AMMAN — The Royal Jordanian Air Force has suffered the third in a series of crashes by its U.S.-origin fighter-jet.
At least three F-16 multi-role fighters have crashed in Jordan in 2008. In all the crashes, the air force said it suspected technical faults.
On Sunday, the air force reported the latest F-16 crash, in which a pilot was killed. A military spokesman said the F-16 crashed during a routine training mission.
"Hamzah Abbadi died when the Royal Air Force F-16 fighter crashed at 1015 GMT during training," an air force statement said.
In January 2008, two F-16s crashed in training missions in Jordan. The air force, which plans to expand its F-16 fleet to 70, reported the killing of four pilots.
Jordan has a fleet of about 50 F-16A/B fighters. Most of the fighters were supplied by the United States over the last decade.
In 2007, Jordan concluded deals for more than a dozen F-16s with Belgium and the Netherlands. Unlike the U.S. surplus aircraft, the European F-16s had undergone a mid-life upgrade by Lockheed Martin.
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