Pilot killed after two Eurofighter jets collide in mid-air and crash in Germany
A second pilot managed to parachute to safety before the German air force planes crashed near the Laage military base.
Monday 24 June 2019 20:47, UK
Germany
NOSSENTIN, GERMANY - JUNE 24: Emergency crews and vehicles stand near the crash site of one of two Bundeswehr Eurofighter fighter jets on June 24, 2019 near Nossentin, Germany. Two Eurofighters collided during training earlier today, leaving one pilot dead. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
A pilot has been killed after two Eurofighter warplanes collided in mid-air and crashed in Germany.
A second pilot managed to parachute to safety before the German air force jets crashed near the Laage military base in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on Monday.
Both pilots had ejected from their aircraft, according to a third pilot who witnessed the accident.
https://news.sky.com/story/two-aircraft-involved-in-accident-in-northern-germany-11748071
