Pilot dies in F18 military plane crash near Madrid
An F18 fighter jet crashed on takeoff at a military base near Madrid on Tuesday, killing the pilot -- the second time a military plane has come down in Spain in a week.
"The pilot of the airplane has died as a consequence of the accident, which happened during take-off," the Spanish defence ministry said in a tweet following the crash near the Torrejon de Ardoz base, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Madrid.
The crash was due to a loss of power, the defence ministry said.
Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido named the pilot as 26-year-old Fernando Pérez Serrano.
Descanse en paz Fernando Pérez Serrano, un joven piloto de 26 años que ha fallecido en acto de servicio. Todo el cariño a su familia. https://t.co/Gflp9r7Q70
— Juan Ignacio Zoido (@zoidoJI) October 17, 2017
The accident came just days after the pilot of a Eurofighter jet was killed Thursday on the approach to landing at a military base at Albacete, 300 kilometres southeast of the capital.
The jet had been taking part in a military display for Spain's national day.
READ ALSO: Spanish pilot dies in crash following National Day display
Two other Eurofighter jets crashed in Spain in 2010 and 2014, both times killing the pilot.
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"The pilot of the airplane has died as a consequence of the accident, which happened during take-off," the Spanish defence ministry said in a tweet following the crash near the Torrejon de Ardoz base, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Madrid.
The crash was due to a loss of power, the defence ministry said.
Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido named the pilot as 26-year-old Fernando Pérez Serrano.
Descanse en paz Fernando Pérez Serrano, un joven piloto de 26 años que ha fallecido en acto de servicio. Todo el cariño a su familia. https://t.co/Gflp9r7Q70
— Juan Ignacio Zoido (@zoidoJI) October 17, 2017
The accident came just days after the pilot of a Eurofighter jet was killed Thursday on the approach to landing at a military base at Albacete, 300 kilometres southeast of the capital.
The jet had been taking part in a military display for Spain's national day.
READ ALSO: Spanish pilot dies in crash following National Day display
Two other Eurofighter jets crashed in Spain in 2010 and 2014, both times killing the pilot.
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