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Turkey | Phantom fuel tank “lands” in car park
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Published on 05/09/2023 at 08:01
An unexpected and extremely dangerous incident occurred yesterday in Turkey.
As has been reported in Turkish media, a fuel tank detached from a Turkish F-4 E/2020 Terminator fighter jet, causing it to crash into parked cars in an area of Ankara.
F-4E 2020 Terminatör uçağına ait harici yakıt tankı, Ankara'da araçların üzerine düştü.
Olayda, maddi hasar meydana geldi. pic.twitter.com/XapoY69TiO
— SavunmaSanayiST.com (@SavunmaSanayiST) September 4, 2023
So far, there are no reports of casualties or injured bystanders, while awe-inspiring videos uploaded by Turkish account users depict the fuel tank falling and then crashing on the car roofs.
The Ministry of Defence of Turkey issued a relevant statement saying that during the flight of an F-4 fighter over Ankara, a part of the aircraft fell in an open parking area of TPAO. The causes of the incident remain unknown.
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