On 21 August 2018, a Gripen fighter plane crashed in Ronneby after colliding with a flock of birds.
(meta data) TITLE: Swedish fighter jet crashes after collision with birds — RT World News icon bookmark-bicon bookmarkicon cameraicon checkicon chevron downicon chevron lefticon chevron righticon chevron upicon closeicon v-compressicon downloadicon editicon v-expandicon fbicon fileicon filtericon flag ruicon full chevron downicon full chevron lefticon full chevron righticon full chevron upicon gpicon insicon mailicon moveicon-musicicon mutedicon nomutedicon okicon v-pauseicon v-playicon searchicon sign inicon sign upicon stepbackicon stepforicon swipe downicon tagicon tagsicon tgicon trashicon twicon vkicon yticon wticon fm RT Shop RTQuestion more 08:36 GMT, Aug 18, 2019 Op-ed RT Shop # Swedish fighter jet crashes after collision with birds Published time: 21 Aug, 2018 10:11 Edited time: 22 Aug, 2018 11:15 Get short URL A Swedish fighter plane has crashed in the southern part of the Scandinavian country after colliding with a flock of birds. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and has been taken to the hospital, according to reports. Sweden's Armed Forces said one of its Jas Gripen jets crashed after the unexpected bird strike. "The pilot bailed out and he has apparently waved at the rescue helicopter and he seems to be okay at least. We don't know much more at the moment," spokesperson Johan Lundberg told TT news agency, as cited by the Local Sweden. The pilot was transported to the hospital, although his condition is reportedly good "under the circumstances." No one else is believed to have been injured in the accident. A Swedish JAS Gripen fighter plane has crashed in southern Sweden's Ronneby after a collision with a bird. The pilot ejected and is being taken to hospital for a checkup. https://t.co/qoRf9ZpQBu via @radioswedenpic.twitter.com/Yzn4nsSijk — Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) August 21, 2018 Mixi.Media News Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won't tell you Mixi.Media News PodcastsAll podcasts
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Crashes in service.:Swedish Air Force.:August 2018.