Pilot dies as two Eurofighter jets crash after midair collision
BERLIN, June 25 -- Two Eurofighter military jets have crashed in the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after colliding in the air.
Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe, said that both pilots ejected and one of the pilots was found alive, hanging in a tree canopy after deploying his parachute. Police found human remains in the area which are said to be the other pilot.
The pilots were part of a trio of Eurofighters flying a mission out of Laage, near Rostock on Monday.
They were part of the Tactical Air Force Wing 73, known as "Steinhoff," a fighter wing that specializes in general air defense and is the chief training center for pilots of the Eurofighter Typhoon in Germany.
The aircraft collided near Lake Muritz...
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