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Swiss Fighter Jet Crashes in Netherlands, Pilot Survives

Thursday, 09 June 2016 05:21 PM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Swiss fighter jet has crashed in the Netherlands during training exercises for an airshow but the pilot ejected to safety.

A Swiss Defense Ministry spokeswoman, Karin Suini, said Thursday that the plane was a Northrop F-5 Tiger.

The Friesland regional fire department in the northern Netherlands said that the jet crashed into a lake near the town of Bitgum.

There were no reports of injuries.

The F-5 Tiger is often used for stunt and formation flying. The jet that crashed had been due to take part in an airshow in Leeuwarden this weekend.

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A Swiss fighter jet has crashed in the Netherlands during training exercises for an airshow but the pilot ejected to safety.A Swiss Defense Ministry spokeswoman, Karin Suini, said Thursday that the plane was a Northrop F-5 Tiger.The Friesland regional fire department in the...
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