Israeli F-16I crashes off Gaza coast...

[ValAstur]

Both pilots safe. IAF speaks of engine malfunction.

 

http://www.timesofisrael.com/air-force-jet-crashes-off-gaza-coast/

[BailOut]

Glad to hear they made it out ok.

[macelena]

glad to hear they are OK, when i saw the title, i feared they would be lynched

[Nesher]

Yeah, was a small shock to see it on the news today.. not the first Sufa that crashed, hopefully the last!!

luckily the pilots ejected and were picked up ASAP 

and the video of the rescue, released by the IDF Spokesperson's office

 

the article mentions that the IDF's chief of staff was near the scene and asked to accompany the rescue

the F-16s and F-15s now grounded due the engine failure that caused the crash

Edited July 7, 2013 by Nesher

[santroM]

F-16s and F-15s means the entire IAF Fleet

[Nesher]

yep... but only for trainings, for operational reasons the IAF cannot keep them on the ground