MiG-21 LanceR aircraft crashes in Romania, pilot manages to catapult
2017/06/13
A MiG-21 LanceR aircraft of the Romanian Air Forces crashed in Constanta county, in south eastern Romania, in an area close to the Mihai Kogalniceanu airport on June 12, the Romanian Defense Ministry said.
On October 14th 2015 the F/A-18, one of 32 belonging to the Swiss armed forces, was flying in airspace shared by the Swiss and French for training exercises when it crashed in a field near the village of Glamondans east of the French city of Besançon.
In a statement on Tuesday the Swiss government said the left engine stalled, causing it to lose power. The plane tipped to the left and rapidly lost altitude.
The 38-year-old pilot – the only one on board – was unable to stabilize the plane and ejected a few moments later, said the statement.