According to the Spanish Air Force, the accident happened during a training flight.
16:14•Updated 16:27
The American F-18 fighter of the Spanish Air Force has crashed on Friday in northeastern Spain in the province of Teruel, according to the Spanish media El País.
The Air Force has confirmed that the plane’s pilot died in the crash.
– We regret to inform you that our team member, Lieutenant Colonel Pablo Estrada Martín died in an F-18 plane crash, Spanish Air Force write message service in X.
According to El Pais, the plane crashed during a training flight. The reasons that led to the accident are currently unclear.
According to the Air Force, the F-18 fighters in use are “old and will be replaced”.
However, the machines have still been considered usable, as their software is regularly updated, the air force says.