HAF F16 crashes into flight line on TLP in Albacete

[machpants]

www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30991950

Really bad news, dual seat D model goes into pan. Kills the crew (EDIT:plus ~8 ground crew) and multiple injured plus damage. Is a Spanish base but TLP (Tactical Leadership Program, the best course ever) was on with multi-national participants:

List of participants TLP 2015-1
3 Lockheed Martin F-16C plus 1 F-16D, Hellenic Air Force (341 Mira from Almiros/Nea Anchialos Airbase)
4 Eurofighter EF2000s, Spanish Air Force (ALA 11 from Morón Airbase)
2 Dassault Rafales, French Air Force (EC 01.091 from BA113 Saint Dizier)
2 Dassault Mirage 2000Ds, French Air Force (ETD 02.007 from BA133 Nancy/Ochey)
2 Mirage 2000-5, French Air Force (EC 01.002 from BA116 Luxeuil/St.Sauveur)
5 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+, Italian Naval Aviation (Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati from Grottaglie/Taranto)
3 Boeing (McDonnel Douglas) F-15E Strike Eagle (From RAF Lakenheath)
2 Dornier / Dassault Alpha Jets, French Air Force (EE 02.002 from BA120 Cazaux)
2 AMX, Italian Air Force (132° Gruppo from Istrana Airbase)
4 Panavia Tornado IDSs, German Air Force (Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 from Büchel)
2 British Aerospace Hawk, Royal Air Force (No. 100 Squadron from RAF Leeming)

I was on TLP 2003-5 (In Belgium)

RIP and speedy recovery to the injured. My thoughts are with family and friends of the crews & personnel involved

[Dave Homewood]

Not good, sad to see this.

[baz62]

Oh no that's terrible.

[skyhawkdon]

That is just horrible. Shades of the USN carrier fires off Vietnam. Will be interesting to see what comes out as the cause, if as they say, the flight line was a long way from the runway.