Pilot dead in fighter jet crash at air show in Southern Thailand

  14 January 2017    Read: 1256
Pilot dead in fighter jet crash at air show in Southern Thailand
A fighter jet crashed during an air show at Thailand’s southern Hat Yai International Airport on Saturday, killing the pilot, local media reported.
Swedish-made Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet crashed to the ground after going into a stunt maneuver during an airshow dedicated to Children’s Day, the Bangkok Post newspaper reported.

The airport was closed to clear the runaway, the news outlet said, adding that the authorities had open an investigation into the incident. Thailand has purchased 12 Gripen C/D-model single-engine fighter jets from Sweden since 2008, according to the newspaper.

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