May 16, 2023, 11:00 AM

Finnish air force training jet crashes; pilots eject

Finnish air force training jet crashes; pilots eject

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – The Finnish air force said on Monday one of its Hawk jets had crashed in southern Finland and that both crew members had ejected from the plane and were safe.

A military training jet crashed in central Finland and Monday, the Finnish Air Force said, adding the pilots ejected, Washington Post reported.

The British made single-engine Hawk aircraft crashed south of Keuruu, which sits some 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Helsinki.

The air force said on Twitter that the pilots were undergoing health checks. Police said they and rescue services were at the scene.

It is unclear what caused the plane to crash.

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News ID 200796

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