Monday, July 8, 2013

Israel Grounds All F-16 Fighter Jets After One Crashed In The Mediterranean Sea

An Israeli Air Force F-16I Fighting Falcon, September 20, 2006 (photo credit: Ofer Zidon/Flash90)

Israel Grounds Warplanes After F16 Crashes At Sea -- Reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli F16 warplane crashed at sea on Sunday due to an engine malfunction and Israel subsequently grounded all its F15 and F16 combat aircraft pending a review of the incident, a military spokesman said.

The pilot and navigator on board managed to safely bail out of the U.S.-made plane and a military rescue unit came to evacuate them by helicopter, the spokesman and Israeli media reports said.

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More News On Israel Grounding All F-16 Fighter Jets After One Crashed In The Mediterranean Sea

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Israeli F-16 Crashes Into Sea, Crew Unharmed -- Defense News/AFP
Israeli F-16 fighter jet crashes into Mediterranean Sea; pilots ejected and unharmed -- FOX News/AP
Israeli F16 crashes into sea -- The Telegraph
IAF F-16 jet crashes into sea; airmen eject safely -- Jerusalem Post

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