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’Israeli’ Army F16 Crashes at Sea

’Israeli’ Army F16 Crashes at Sea
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An "Israeli" Air Force fighter jet crashed at sea opposite the Gaza coast Sunday.

’Israeli’ Army F16 Crashes at SeaAccording to the "Israeli" Ynet daily, the pilot and navigator managed to evacuate and parachuted to the waters.

The two survived the incident and where found at sea by the "Israeli" 669 unit and taken for treatment. During the flight the aircraft's engine shut down.

Meanwhile, the "Israeli" army began investigating the incident.

The F-16 took off Sunday afternoon from the Zionist entity's "Hazerim" base. During the flight, the pilot and navigator noticed the engine had shut down and after multiple attempts to restart it they called in to report the malfunction and inform the ground crew that they were abandoning the aircraft.

After the two landed in the sea, the 669 rescue unit was alerted. The two pilots waited in the water for about an hour until the rescue force arrived via helicopter.

An initial investigation revealed that the cause for the crash was a technical malfunction in the plane's engine.

In wake of the accident, all Raam and Sufa F-16 planes used in training exercises were grounded until the investigation into the crash is completed.
"This is the first time that a Ra'am or Sufa plane, both of which have the same engine crashes as a result from a mid-air engine shutdown," a senior "Israeli" army official said.

"The chances of finding the plane's engine within the depths of the sea are slim now, but we will try to collect the debris that can be found which we can hope will aid us in understanding what happened. An American engine manufacture will probably take part in the investigation," he added.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

 

 

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