An F-16 training aircraft crashed in Yalova

An F-16 training aircraft crashed in Yalova

12.08.2026 15:30

A military training aircraft crashed near the 18th Air Command in Yalova. Numerous ambulances and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. In a statement following the accident, the Ministry of National Defense said, 'One of our F-16 aircraft belonging to our Air Force crashed during a training flight in Yalova, and our pilot ejected and survived.'

An aircraft that malfunctioned during a training flight at Yalova Air Field Command suffered an accident. It was reported that the pilot, who used the ejection system in the aircraft, survived the accident.

Yalova Governor Ahmet Hamdi Usta said that the aircraft crashed during a training flight and the pilot survived the accident. Governor Usta also noted that he was on his way to the scene.

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