Spanish Air Force says F-18 fighter jet crashes, pilot dies

Spanish Air Force says F-18 fighter jet crashes, pilot dies

Spain's Air Force on Friday confirmed the death of an F-18 Hornet fighter jet pilot after the aircraft crashed near the northeastern city of Teruel.

"We regret to communicate that our teammate Lieutenant Colonel Pablo Estrada Martin died in the F-18 accident," the Air Force posted on X.

The Spanish military operates two kinds of fighter jets, the U.S.-made F-18 Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon. The country has sent these to the Baltic states and to Romania to help in policing Europe's skies.