F-16 crashes in Ismailia during military exercise, killing 2 pilots
A military F-16 jet crashed in the Suez Canal governorate of Ismailia on Wednesday evening, killing both pilots, Armed Forces spokesperson Mohamed Samir reported in a brief statement Thursday.
Samir didn't speculate as to why the aircraft crashed, but a military source told the Reuters-run Aswat Masriya that the pilots were conducting a training mission when a technical fault occurred as the F-16 was flying over a residential area close to Fayed Military Airport. The two pilots reportedly flew the aircraft until it was over a deserted area, where it crashed.
Pilot Mohamed Gamal Farag and Captain Mahmoud Mohamed Fouad Morsi, both in their 40s, were killed in the crash, according to the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper.
The Egyptian government has made a number of deals to increase its military aircraft in recent months, including obtaining Rafale fighter jets from France and additional F-16 aircraft from the United States.
In September 2014, a military plane crashed during takeoff in Fayoum due to a technical malfunction, killing six people onboard.
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