ValAstur 1,198 Posted July 7, 2013 Both pilots safe. IAF speaks of engine malfunction. http://www.timesofisrael.com/air-force-jet-crashes-off-gaza-coast/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BailOut 1 Posted July 7, 2013 Glad to hear they made it out ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macelena 1,070 Posted July 7, 2013 glad to hear they are OK, when i saw the title, i feared they would be lynched Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 629 Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) 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 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
santroM 13 Posted July 7, 2013 F-16s and F-15s means the entire IAF Fleet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 629 Posted July 8, 2013 yep... but only for trainings, for operational reasons the IAF cannot keep them on the ground Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
