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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: May 3, 2005 |
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An Israel Air Force pilot and navigator made an emergency escape from their malfunctioning F-16C fighter jet when landing at the Ramat David Base, in the north.
The two were uninjured, but were taken to the hospital for tests.
The crew had discovered a problem with one of their landing gear, and abandoned the moving aircraft, which continued along the runway and overturned. The F-16C was badly damaged.
The military is investigating the cause of the accident.
IAF Chief Gen. Eliezer Shkedy ordered the immediate halt of all F-16C flights until the military figures out the cause for today?s plane malfunction. He also appointed a colonel to head up the investigation.
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Crew bails from faulty F-16
- (Hanan Greenberg)
05.3.2005
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