Greek Air Force F-16 Crashes In NATO Exercise In Spain, Fate of Pilot Unknown - BREAKING NEWS

Credit - The Local

A Greek Air Force F-16 apparently crashed during a NATO exercise near the Spanish city of Albacete, press reports said.

Local media reports in France are noting that the plane was flying at low altitude and crashed into an airport hangar shortly after take-off.

The report was confirmed by the Spanish report as well. A Defence Ministry spokesman told the news blog that the plane crash occurred at the Los Llanos air base in Albacete, central Spain.

The report said that there are not any details as of yet on whether or not the parked planes were occupied by other pilots or technicians during the time of the crash, or if the pilot of the crashed F16 managed to eject. Click HERE to read.

The El Pais paper on the other hand reported that there were more than four injured on the ground at the time of the crash, but a report on SKAI Tv in Greece just announced that the number of injured can exceed more than 10 people.

The fate of the pilot is still unknown.

19:00 Local Time - UPDATE - Greece's state owned NERIT just confirmed that there are 2 people dead as a result of the crash, and 10 people injured. The report said that there is fear that this number could rise. (It is highly suspected that the two Greek pilots are dead.)