Military plane crashes near US air base in Germany
The plane crashed in the afternoon in the Eifel region. Presumably, the pilot managed to eject.
On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, in the area of the American airbase Spangdalem in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany, a military aircraft crashed. According to preliminary data from local authorities and the DPA, one person was injured in the incident. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
The incident occurred in the afternoon. SWR reports that two aircraft took off from the base, one of which subsequently crashed in the Eifel region. The pilot of the aircraft, presumably an F-16 fighter, was able to eject. 2 sources Local residents reported the appearance of a huge column of black smoke over the territory of the base.
At the scene of the incident, a large-scale operation was launched to eliminate the consequences: a large number of emergency services employees were involved in the work. Official confirmation of the type of aircraft, the American command has not yet provided, but it is known that on the base Spangdahl is based F-16 fighters of the US Air Force.
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