UPDATED: Two Eurofighters collide over northern Germany
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Two German air force Eurofighters were involved in a mid-air collision over northern Germany.
The two Eurofighter jets touched each other and crashed into the ground near in Fleesensee, near Malchow in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The German air force said both pilots have survived, ejecting before the crash occured. One of the pilots has been found alive.
The German Air Force said the two pilots were part of a trio of Eurofighters flying a mission out of Laage, near Rostock.
They were part of the Tactical Air Force Wing 73, known as “Steinhoff,” a fighter wing that specializes in general air defence and is the chief training center for pilots of the Eurofighter Typhoon in Germany.
According to local radio station Ostseewelle, the aircraft collided shortly before 2:00 p.m. local time near Lake Mueritz, located about 120 kilometers north of Berlin.
EUROFIGHER ZUSAMMENGESTOßEN Nach Ostseewelle-Informationen sind über der Müritzregion zwei Eurofighter zusammengestoßen und abgestürzt. Mehr dazu in unseren Nachrichten. pic.twitter.com/RwqmYjU7yh
