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Date: 23-MAY-2011
Time:
Type: McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F-15C Eagle
Operator: Royal Saudi Air Force
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: - Saudi Arabia
Phase: Unknown
Nature: Training
Departure airport: Dhahran Air Base
Destination airport: Dhahran Air Base
Narrative:
A Saudi pilot died when his U.S.-made F-15 fighter jet crashed in eastern Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that Lt. Saif bin Abdullah died when his plane crashed late on Monday evening during a routine training flight over King Abdul-Aziz air base in the country's east.
Sources:
http://www.altair.com.pl/start-6314
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/saudi ... ies-107995
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... 44b375.3a1
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