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U.S. F-16 fighter crashes off coast of Japan

TOKYO | Sun Jul 22, 2012 2:38am EDT

(Reuters) - A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Japan on Sunday and efforts are underway to rescue the pilot, a spokeswoman for the Misawa Air Base said.

The jet took off from the U.S. air base in Aomori and crashed about 11:30 Japan time (0230 GMT) some 200 miles northeast of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, the spokesperson said.

"One person, the pilot, was on board. Efforts are currently underway to retrieve the pilot," she said, reading from a statement.

"The aircraft was enroute to North America when the incident occurred. The cause of the incident is unknown at this time."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/22/us-japan-f16-crash-idUSBRE86L02L20120722

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Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashes in Belarus

MINSK, June 12 (RIA Novosti)

A Soviet-era fighter jet crashed in Belarus on Tuesday, killing the man piloting the aircraft, the country's Defense Ministry said.

The pilot, Nikolai Gridnyov, lost control of the jet when doing exercises in low-altitude flight, the ministry said, local news agency BELTA reported.

Ground control ordered the pilot to eject from the plane, but he stayed in order to prevent the machine from crashing into a neighboring village, sacrificing his life to make the jet crash two kilometers away from the village, the report said.

The ministry did not elaborate on the causes of the crash. Belarusian Air Force has more than 70 Su-25s, which were developed in the 1970s.

http://en.ria.ru/mlitary_news/20120612/173989627.html

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Fighter jet crashes in Balochistan, no casualties

AFP | 4 hours ago

KARACHI: A Pakistani fighter jet crashed in the south of the country Tuesday while on routine training but the pilot ejected safely and there were no casualties on the ground, an air force official said.

The French-built Mirage jet took off from the Pakistan Air Force's Masroor Base in Karachi and crashed near the town of Uthal in southwestern Balochistan province, air force spokesman Squadron Leader Mohammad Nadeem told AFP.

Uthal is around 60 kilometres west of Karachi.

"The pilot ejected successfully and safely," the spokesman said, adding the cause of the accident would be determined after an investigation.

No loss of civilian life or property was reported on ground, he said.

It was the second Mirage aircraft crash in the region in a month. A Mirage-V crashed on May 11 while its pilot ejected safely as well.

The Pakistan Air Force has a fleet of Chinese aircraft including F-7PGs and A-5s, plus US-built F-16s and French Mirages. It recently acquired JF-17s Thunder jets, manufactured jointly by China and Pakistan.

http://dawn.com/2012/06/12/fighter-jet-crashes-in-balochistan-no-casualties/

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ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistan Air Force light aircraft collided mid-air on Thursday, killing four pilots on a routine training mission northwest of Islamabad, police said.

It was the sixth Pakistan Air Force crash in seven months and the second in a week, raising concerns over the safety of its largely Chinese and locally made fleet.

The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.

One of the two-seater propeller Mushshak planes crashed on a house, injuring a girl and an elderly man, and the second fell in nearby fields in the Rashkai area, 160 kilometres (100 miles) northwest of the capital.

"Two Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft collided mid-air. Four pilots were killed, two were trainee pilots and two were instructors," district police officer Mohammad Hussain said.

"One of the aircraft crashed over a house, injuring a girl and an elderly man, and the second plane crashed in the fields." Another police official, Hayatullah, who uses only one name, confirmed the casualties.

Last Friday, a fighter jet crashed near the southwestern town of Sonmiani but the pilot managed to eject safely.

The Pakistan Air Force has a fleet of Chinese aircraft including F-7PGs and A-5s, plus US-built F-16s and French Mirages. It recently acquired medium-tech JF-17, or Thunder jets, manufactured jointly by China and Pakistan.

http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/collision-of-pafs-training-aircraft-kills-four/

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Doden bij straaljagercrash Pakistan
Toegevoegd: donderdag 17 mei 2012, 09:49

In het noorden van Pakistan zijn twee straaljagers op elkaar gebotst. De vier bemanningsleden zijn omgekomen. Een van de straaljagers kwam in een woonwijk terecht. Daar raakten zeker twee mensen gewond. Het andere toestel stortte neer in een weiland.

De straaljagers waren opgestegen van een luchtmachtbasis zo'n 100 kilometer van Peshawar. Ooggetuigen zagen de vliegtuigen overkomen, elkaar raken en neerkomen.

Technische problemen
De Pakistaanse luchtmacht heeft een slechte reputatie. Het ongeluk vandaag is het tweede met straaljagers deze week en het zesde in de afgelopen zeven maanden. Volgens de luchtmacht komt dat door technische problemen met de vliegtuigen.

Bron: NOS

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Saudi fighter F-15 crashes, pilot survives
Akbar Ponani | Apr 30, 2012, 01.50AM IST

JEDDAH: A Saudi fighter F15 aircraft crashed during a training mission in Tabuk, in northwestern region of Saudi Arabia, an official source said on Sunday.

The official Saudi News Agency (WAS) quoted the Saudi source in the defence ministry added that the incident occurred Saturday night and that the pilot could eject safe.

In last mid-January too, Saudi fighter F15 had collided with French Mirage during joint exercise and both pilots had survived then.

Notably, an aircraft model of "Hawk" had crashed during a training mission in the same area in December last year.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Saudi-fighter-F-15-crashes-pilot-survives/articleshow/12928778.cms

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India's 'flying coffins' have claimed over 200 lives

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

NEW DELHI - Dubbed "flying coffins" or "widow makers" in the air force, India's ageing collection of Soviet-era MiGs have long been unpopular with airforce pilots. New figures unveiled Wednesday show why.

India's Defence Minister A.K. Antony said there had been 482 accidents in the last 30 years, resulting in the deaths of 171 pilots and 39 civilians. The MiG fleet is now 873-strong.

New Delhi's acquisitions began in 1966 with MiG-21 interceptors, and the next two decades saw the induction of the high-speed MiG 25, ground-attack MiG 27 and the fourth-generation MiG-29 fighter jets into the Indian Air Force.

Experts say a majority of the accidents involved India's single-engined MiG-21s, a combat aeroplane which has been flown by some 50 countries since it was developed by then Soviet Union in the 1950s.

"A total of 171 pilots, 39 civilians, eight service personnel and one aircrew lost their lives in these accidents," the defence minister told parliament, referring to the period from 1971-1972 to April 19 this year.

The accidents were blamed on "human error and technical defects".

Antony in February said that the Indian Air Force would start phasing out its mainstay MiG-21s, comprising 40 per cent of its total fleet, beginning 2014.

Recurring crashes involving the single-engine MiG-21 inspired Bollywood film "Rang De Basanti" (Color It Saffron) in 2006 and sparked a spirited campaign in 2003 by relatives of a killed pilot for the scrapping of the war jets.

India plans to replace its MiGs with 123 modern aircraft in a deal worth US$12 billion (S$15 billion). France's Dassault Aviation in January won the right to enter exclusive negotiations to sell its Rafale planes.

Price negotiations are currently under way between the French firm and India.

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20120502-343525.html

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US F-15 crashes in Mideast, crew ejects safely

(May 3rd, 2012 @ 5:53am)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. Air Force says one of its F-15E fighter jets has crashed on a routine training mission in the Middle East. Both crew members ejected safely.

The Air Force says only that the crash happened late Thursday morning in southwest Asia, a broad term that includes the Persian Gulf region.

It says rescuers made their way to the scene of the crash, and the cause of the accident is being investigated.

Air Force spokesman Maj. James Bressendorff was unable to say where exactly the crash occurred or provide further details.

The F-15 entered service in the 1970s. The Air Force got its first F-15E Strike Eagle version of the fighter in 1988.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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F-16 crashes at training range near Hill AFB

The Associated Press
Posted : Friday May 4, 2012 12:17:02 EDT

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — A pilot is being evaluated by medical personnel after ejecting from his fighter plane at the Utah Test and Training Range.

Air Force officials say the escaped pilot was the only person aboard the F-16 jet fighter that crashed about 8:35 a.m. Friday.

The jet was assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing. The pilot has not yet been identified.

Hill Air Force Base emergency crews are responding to the crash. Authorities say a board of officers will investigate

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/05/ap-f16-crashes-at-training-range-near-hill-air-base-050412/