Two Finnish Hawks collide

[hammarö]

Two Finnish Hawkes collide just now över Lestijärvi, Österbotten, Finland.

Two pilots jumped. Search ongoing.

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/Kaksi+Hawk-h%C ... 4312545235

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Central Ostrobothnia Lestijärvi is a plane crash , in which two of the Air Force 's Hawk training jets has hit each other. The accident occurred at about 12:13.

The Rescue Department of the pilots had time to use heittoistuimiaan , and the area was seen as two rescue shadow in the sky.

Another colliding Hawk fighter pilots have been found, and has been in contact with him . Searching for another yet. Central Finnish magazine, found in the pilots dealt with cervical spine patient .

The Air Force says in a statement that the aircraft pilots concerned have been contacted .

Lestijärvi Fire Chief Osmo Haasiomäki says that the aircraft collision occurred uninhabited area. " We are looking for forest machines Kinnula and Balsamic borderlands ," says Haasiomäki .

Forestry Board GAME AND FISHERIES WARDEN Markus Aho says that the provincial border of a forest area is very hard to access , because there are no roads . Aho, the best way to find machines and pilots are from the air.
Rescue Department to develop people to avoid the disaster area to arrival.

The fighters were Kauhavan flight school aircraft. Air Force Academy provided a connecting flight training for military pilots Hawk suihkuharjoitushävittäjillä .

School Fighter Squadron 41 percent belongs to the Defence Forces of the Hawk Mk 51 - , Mk 51A and Mk 66 aircraft. State of the art equipment are used in the Swiss Air Force acquired Hawk Mk 66 aircraft, which was introduced last year.

The Air Force organized a briefing accident Kauhava at 18 's after .

[Stratofreighter]

http://yle.fi/uutiset/kaksi_ilmavoimien ... ty/6932160

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The Air Force stated that both the accident aircraft wrecks have been found, and the other directors have been transported to a hospital.
Yle News understands that one of the pilots would be sent to the hospital. This information has not been confirmed.

http://yle.fi/uutiset/pilot_dead_in_haw ... on/6932645 is in English.

An air force pilot has died in a training accident in western Finland. Two Hawk training aircraft collided over Kauhava early this afternoon.
One pilot died in the incident, while the other has been taken to hospital.

[sultan]

both Hawks were ex Swiss af, no serias known yet