Turkish F-16 fighter jet crashes in Balikesir province

3 weeks ago

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet has crashed in northwestern Balikesir province, the pilot martyred, the National Defence Ministry has said. Radio contact and tracking information were lost with the aircraft after it took off from the 9th Main Jet Base Command in Balikesir at 12.56 am local time (2156 GMT Tuesday), the ministry said in a statement. Search and rescue operations were