NATO F-16 crashes into parked planes in Spanish military airbase – 10 killed, 13 injured

#F16crash #Spain #Greece #LosLlanos #NATO The F-16 belonged to Greece and was on a NATO training exercise when it crashed into planes parked on the runway of Los Llanos base near Albacete, 160 miles south-east of Madrid, a military base in Spain.
At least 10 people have been killed in the crash and thirteen more have been injured with reports of seven of them being in a very serious condition. As per reports, the F-16 had just taken off when it lost power and smashed into an area where aircraft also involved in the exercise were parked on the tarmac.
The dead included both the pilots of the aircraft. The area has been cordoned off. It is understood that most of the victims were not Spanish, nor British.
As confirmed by a defense ministry statement, the plane was a part of the tactical leadership program (TLP) of NATO and was carrying out a (training) exercise when during the take-off the plane lost power. It crashed "into the parking area for planes, crashing into various planes that were parked there".
Incidentally, this is the second accident at the air base within the last six months. In July, the pilot of a Spanish fighter-bomber died when the aircraft exploded after taking off during Spanish-US military exercises.