One of the UAE F-16E/F crashed today. $100 million up in the smaoke. Good news is that the pilot is safe. lack of familiarity with a new system may have caused this crash.
<H3>UAE Air Force plane crashes
</H3>Jan 9, 2006 - 05:18 -
Abu Dhabi, Jan. 9, 2006 (WAM) -- An official source from the UAE Armed Forces Headquarters has said that an F16 Falcon block 60 fighter plane of to the UAE Air Force has crashed this morning. There were no casualties.
The pilot landed safely after ejecting from the crashing plane.
The source said the relevant authority has quickly opened up investigations to determine the cause of the accident
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