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On 23 June 2014, a German Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet and a Learjet 35 business jet participating in a military exercise collided mid-air over Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Learjet subsequently crashed to the ground with the loss of both crew members on board. The Typhoon was damaged but managed to land safely.
13 September 2017 – An RSAF Eurofighter Typhoon involved in close air support mission against Houthi fighters over Yemen crashed into a mountain in Al Wade’a district, reportedly due to a technical malfunction. The pilot died in the crash. [60]
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, supersonic, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. [3] [4] The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter [5] and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH.
An Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet of the Italian Air Force crashed near Locogrande, north of Marsala in Sicily. The sole pilot on board died in the accident. [185] 15 December An US Navy F-35B crashed during a failed vertical landing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas. The pilot ejected on the ground and was not ...
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24M crashes during takeoff at Khmeimim Air Base, Latakia province, supposedly due to technical malfunction. Both crew members fail to eject and die in the crash. [citation needed] October 12 Spanish Air Force Eurofighter C.16, crashes on landing from Los Llanos Airbase, Spain due pilot mistake, killing the pilot ...
The pilot did not have sufficient height to recover from a loop and his Eurofighter Typhoon crashed into the sea. [62] September 2 – An Antonov An-2 crashed at an air show at Chernyoe Airport, Balashikha, Russia, after losing control while performing aerobatics, killing both pilots.
The Typhoon T1 is a Tranche 1, batch 1 two-seat trainer. The first Typhoon T1 is one of the Instrumented Production Aircraft (IPA1) and remains part of the BAE fleet. The aircraft's maiden flight was on 15 April 2002. The official in service date for the first RAF Typhoon T1, serial ZJ803, was 30 June 2003. [25] [unreliable source?
24 August - a Spanish Eurofighter crashes in Spain, killing a Saudi pilot [12] 22 December - 250th Typhoon delivered. [13] 2012 21 December - Oman orders 12 Eurofighter Typhoons. [14] 2013 4 December - 400th Typhoon delivered. [15] 2014 12 December - First full trial installation of Brimstone missile. [16] 2016