According to the claim made today, a fighter plane crashed into a parking lot in Ankara. drop tank may have fallen. The thing is still very fresh.
“A piece of an aircraft fell into the parking lot at the Anadolu boulevard connection in Mustafa Kemal neighborhood.” from an X (Twitter) account with the description shared videos this piece allegedly belongs to an F4 Phantom or F-16 fighter jet drop tank. On the Wiki for the drop tank, “It is used in aviation to describe auxiliary fuel tanks carried externally by aircraft. This is expendable and can often be thrown away when it empties.” description is passed. It is expected that more detailed explanations will be shared in the coming hours on this big surprise issue.
Drop tank fell, get well soon. pic.twitter.com/PLtnDJtuCE
— ATT EMRE CECEN OFFICIAL (@official_cecen) September 4, 2023
The plane is not visible, but the drop tank is clear. https://t.co/HrgxGpwe86
— Cem Doğut (@DogutCem) September 4, 2023
Fuel tank dropped from F-4 plane during Teknofest return takeoff https://t.co/NbdUhUQ8ZC pic.twitter.com/f8GC546NLB
— tolgaozbekcom (@tolgaozbek_com) September 4, 2023