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Spanish fighter jet crashes into sea, pilot killed

C-101 type aircraft of Spanish air force crashed off southeastern La Manga del Mar Menor coast

Senhan Bolelli  | 26.08.2019 - Update : 27.08.2019
Spanish fighter jet crashes into sea, pilot killed FILE PHOTO

MADRID

A Spanish fighter jet on Monday crashed into the sea off the country’s southeastern coast, killing the pilot.

According to local authorities, a C-101 type jet of Spanish air force crashed into the sea off the coast of La Manga del Mar Menor coast in Murcia.

In a statement, the Spanish Defense Ministry said the pilot was killed in the incident.

In videos shared on the internet, it is seen that the pilot did not use the ejection seat when the plane crashed.

In another incident on Sunday, seven people were killed when a light plane and a helicopter collided in the air in eastern Mallorca island.

* Contribution and writing by Fatih Hafiz Mehmet in Ankara

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