Two Jordanian pilots killed in training crash

Sunday, 5 June 2022 17:49

By ARN News Staff

Two Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) pilots have died after their training aircraft crashed in the north of the country during training exercises.

In a statement carried on the Jordan News Agency (Petra), an official from the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) said that the Grob training plane developed a technical malfunction and crashed in an unpopulated area in the northern town of Ramtha, Irbid.

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