20.07.2009
Britanski borbeni avion "tornado" srušio se danas na jugu Avganistana, potvrdili su zvaničnici, dodajući da je ovo treći udes vazduhoplova za tri dana u toj zemlji.
Portparol NATO-a Glen Parent je izjavio da je "tornado" GR4, koji je pripadao Kraljevskom vazduhoplovstvu, pao ubrzo nakon uzletanja kod grada Kandahara, u kojem je najveća baza stranih trupa u istoimenoj provinciji, glavnom uporištu pobunjenih talibana.
Parent je naveo da je reč o avionu specijalizovanom za noćne i dnevne napade, iz kojeg su se katapultirala dva Britanca i zadobila lakše povrede.
Iako je iz NATO-a saopšteno da pad aviona nije posledica napada pobunjenika, portparol talibana Kari Muhamad Jusuf je izjavio da su avion srušile njihove snage i da je ubijeno sedam vojnika.
U izjavi Rojtersu, koju je dao preko satelitskog telefona sa nepoznate lokacije, Jusuf je naglasio da strane trupe trpe "ogromne gubitke" u Avganistanu.
Izvor: Tanjug
Isti događaj, kako je preneo BBC, sa dodatkom na prvi deo vesti da je posada preživela i da je pad posledica nesreće pri poletanju ...
RAF pair safe after Afghan crash
20.07.2009
Two RAF pilots are being treated in an Afghan hospital after their fighter jet crashed in the south of the country.
The crew safely ejected from the Tornado GR4 ground attack aircraft, but sustained some injuries, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
The MoD has ruled out enemy action as a cause of the crash, which happened during take-off at Kandahar airfield.
On Sunday a Russian-built helicopter crashed at the same site, killing 16 civilians and injuring five others.
'Jet caught fire'
An MoD spokesman said of the latest crash: "The crew ejected safely but they did sustain some injuries, which are currently being assessed in a hospital."
Accident investigators were analysing damage to the aircraft, she added.
Captain Ruben Hoorncelv, a spokesman for the Nato-led force, told the Associated Press news agency the jet caught fire and crashed on the airfield but the cause was unclear.
On Sunday a Mi-8 transport helicopter, owned by the Russian air company Vertical-T, crashed as it also tried to take off. The nationalities of the dead are not yet known.
Kandahar airfield is Nato's largest air base in southern Afghanistan but the BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says a lot of civilian aircraft fly in and out so there is no surprise this was a civilian crash.
Izvor: BBC
