Turkish Military Jet Crashes During Training
A military plane crashed into the sea during a training flight, Turkey’s defense ministry said Friday, adding that its two pilots were rescued.
The KT-1 type plane
crashed off the Aegean coastal town of Foca, in the western Izmir province, the
ministry said.
HaberTurk television and
other media reported that the pilots, who ejected safely, were taken to a
hospital but were not in serious condition.
The cause of the crash
was being investigated, The Associated Press quoted the ministry as saying.
The crash comes just two
days after a jet belonging to the Turkish Air Force’s “Turkish Stars” aerobatic
team crashed in the central province of Konya during training. The pilot died
in the crash.
Last month, a military
helicopter went down during severe weather conditions in eastern Turkey,
killing 11 military personnel on board. Two others survived the crash with
injuries.
