American F-18 Crash Lands At Bahrain International Airport

Breaking; just a few minutes ago a US-navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has made a crash landing on runway 30 in Bahrain. Photos taken from the lounge at the main airport terminal, it shows the aircraft made a crash landing that left a long trail of debris along the runway and ended up on the side with the stabilators and landing gear apparently heavily damaged. Nobody seems to be injured fortunately, but the airport is closed for now. #news #crash #avgeek #aviationnews #aviation #flight #flying #aircraft #breaking #f18 #usnavy #aviationphoto #instaphoto #instanews #instadaily #instagramaviation @instagramaviation

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Daily Mail: American F-18 crash lands in Bahrain and its pilot ejects to safety after the aircraft's engine failed following take-off from carrier

* F-18 fighter jet belonging to the US military crash landed
* The incident occurred at Bahrain International Airport
* An apparent engine malfunction forced the pilot to eject from the plane
* Crash disrupted flights to and from the island nation off the coast of Saudi Arabia
* The F-18 took off from an aircraft carrier now in the Persian Gulf
* Bahrain hosts 8,000 US troops at a base called the Naval Support Activity

A US F-18 fighter jet suffering an engine problem crash landed Saturday at Bahrain International Airport and its pilot ejected from the aircraft after it ran off the runway, authorities said.
The pilot escaped unharmed.

The crash disrupted flights to and from the island nation off the coast of Saudi Arabia that's home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet.

Images on social media showed the grey fighter jet's nose tipped into the air but largely intact after what the Navy described as an 'uncontrollable' landing.

The F-18 took off from the USS Nimitz, an aircraft carrier now in the Persian Gulf, said Cmdr. Bill Urban, a fleet spokesman.

While in flight, the plane suffered an engine malfunction, forcing the pilot to divert, Urban said.

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