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Hungarian Gripen Crash (UPDATE)

May 30, 2015
Jonathan Derden No Comments News

According to the Czech Republic’s Defense Minister, the crash of a Hungarian Air Force Saab JAS39D Gripen was not caused by a technical fault. Though no official cause has been named as the investigation has yet to be concluded, the Czech Air Force is no doubt breathing a giant sigh of relief right now.

The Czechs have relied on their fleet of fourteen Gripens as their primary defense fighter for the last ten years since retirement of their MiG-21 fleet, providing quick reaction alert (QRA) for both their sovereign territory as well as the Baltic region as participants of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing rotation.

The Hungarian Air Force also has fourteen thirteen Gripens on strength, and one of their two-seat JAS39Ds suffered the crash while deployed to the Czech Republic. The jet appears to have overrun the runway after landing, likely with a fair amount of speed given the damage as the nose section completely broke off as well as significant damage to the tail section.

Photo Courtesy of GripenNews Twitter Feed.

Photo Courtesy of GripenNews Twitter Feed.

Saab, along with Czech and Hungarian officials, are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.

About the Author

Jonathan Derden is an Airline Transport Rated-pilot with a regional airline in the mid-Atlantic region. Chair flying since being spoon fed as a child, Jonathan is a graduate of the aviation program at Jacksonville University and has been an airline pilot since 2007. When he's not flying for work, he's traversing the planet in search of the next opportunity as an aviation photojournalist. Jonathan began his photographic pursuits as a teenager while learning how to use his father's camera at a local general aviation airport, and has since broadened his horizons to include and now focuses on military aviation.

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