A JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet of the Hungarian armed forces crashed near the Hungarian city of Szolnok on Monday, August 24, for reasons that are not yet known. The pilot managed to eject and, according to available information, is alive. ta3.com ↗
The incident occurred shortly after 10:00 CEST at an air base near Szolnok in the east of the country. The crash was announced by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, while Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said the pilot had left the aircraft in time. According to preliminary reports, no casualties were immediately reported. idnes.cz ↗
Several reports say that before ejecting, the pilot tried to prevent the fighter jet from crashing outside the military area. The circumstances of the accident are not yet known and the cause of the crash is under investigation. Prime Minister Magyar and Defence Minister Ruszin-Szendi went to the scene after the incident. forum24.cz ↗
Further developments after the Gripen crash will mainly concern the investigation into the technical and operational circumstances of the flight. Hungarian authorities will have to clarify what led to the military aircraft crash and whether the incident will affect the operation of other aircraft of the same type. STVR (Spravy) ↗
Hungarian Gripen crashes near Szolnok, pilot survives
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V Maďarsku sa zrútila stíhačka Gripen. Pilot sa katapultoval a je nažive
svet.sme.sk
| 11:20 24.08.
V Maďarsku sa zrútila stíhačka Gripen
teraz.sk
| 11:43 24.08.
V Maďarsku sa zrútila stíhačka Gripen, pilot sa katapultoval
aktuality.sk
| 11:22 24.08.
V Maďarsku sa zrútila stíhačka ozbrojených síl. Pilot Gripenu sa stihol katapultovať
ta3.com
| 11:21 24.08.
Maďarům havaroval gripen. Pilot stíhačky se katapultoval
blesk.cz
| 12:59 24.08.
V Maďarsku se zřítil gripen. Pilot se snažil zabránit havárii mimo armádní prostor
idnes.cz
| 12:12 24.08.
V Maďarsku se zřítila stíhačka Gripen. Pilot se katapultoval, příčinu vyšetřují
denik.cz
| 12:06 24.08.
V Maďarsku havarovala stíhačka Gripen. Pilot se stihl katapultovat
forum24.cz
| 12:01 24.08.
Drámai percek Szolnoknál: lezuhant egy Gripen, kiderült, miért katapultálhatott a pilóta
Index.hu
| 11:56 24.08.
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