A Saudi Arabian F-15 warplane has crashed during a training mission in
the northwest of the Kingdom, but its pilot was able to eject safely,
the official SPA news agency reported yesterday quoting an official
source at the Defense Ministry.The Royal Saudi Air Force jet went down
on Saturday in the Tabuk region, the agency said, adding that an
investigation had begun to determine the cause of the crash. The jet was
the fourth to crash in Tabuk in the last four months. On Dec. 20, an
Saudi air force Hawk jet on a training mission crashed after it collided
with a bird. Probers said collision with the bird led to a malfunction
in one of the jet's engines. The pilot managed to eject safely. On
January 14, a Mirage aircraft of the French Air force collided with an
F-15 aircraft of the Saudi Royal Air Force during a joint maneuver in
Tabuk. Pilots of both planes parachuted safely to the ground, said the
report, quoting a statement issued by the Defense Ministry.
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