Spanish F-18 Hornet Fighter Jet Crashes, Pilot Dies

F-18 Hornet/ILLUSTRATION fighter jet UNSPLASH/Albert Stoynov

JAKARTA - The Spanish Air Force confirmed the death of an F-18 Hornet fighter jet pilot after the plane crashed near the northeastern city of Teruel.

"We regret conveying that our teammate Lieutenant Colonel Pablo Estrada Martin died in an F-18 accident," the Air Force wrote on X.

The Spanish military operates two types of fighter jets, the US-made F-18 Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon.

The country has shipped these weapons to Baltic and Romanian countries to help monitor Europe's skies.

🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Lamentamos comunicar que se ha confirmado en el accidente del F-18 el fallecimiento de nuestro compañero, el teniente coronel Pablo Estrada Martín, destinado en el Ala 12.

Nos unimos al dolor de sus familiares y amigos. Descansa en paz, compañero. pic.twitter.com/OUim93TANr

— Ejército del Aire y del Espacio (@EjercitoAire) October 4, 2024

LTIMA HORA Lamentamos communications que se ha confirmado en el accidente del F-18 el fallecimiento de nuesto compamenero, el tenieente coronal Pablo Estrada Mart Mariju, destination en el Ala 12.

Nos unimos al dolor de sus familiares ybars. Descansa en paz, compa04ro. pic.twitter.com/Ouim93TANr