Fourth-generation F-15S Eagle fighter crashed during exercises in Saudi Arabia

By: Maksim Panasovskiy | 08.11.2022, 18:11

The Royal Air Force's fourth-generation F-15S Eagle fighter crashed in Saudi Arabia.

Here's What We Know

An official representative of the Saudi Ministry of Defense said that the incident occurred on November 6. At the same time, a video of the crash of the warplane appeared on social media back in late October.

The fourth generation fighter crashed at the King Abdulaziz airbase. According to the Saudi Ministry of Defense, the pilots ejected safely. On the ground too there was no damage or casualties. The cause of the crash of the plane is called a "technical malfunction" of the twin-engine tactical fighter McDonnel Douglas.

Source: Reuters, The Eurasian Times