The pilot of an F-18 fighter died this Friday in an accident in Peralejos, Teruel. This is an Air Force plane which crashed around 12:30 p.m. while carrying out training maneuvers with another plane.
Inside was Lieutenant Colonel Pablo Estrada Martín, stationed in Wing 12, who lost his life after being unable to eject. It was the pilot of the other plane who raised the alarm
For the moment the causes of the accident are unknown, the government delegate in Aragon, Fernando Beltrán, assures that it will be difficult to clarify the reasons which caused the tragedy. “The remains are very scattered, so it will take time to know,” he explains.
He therefore explains that it will be necessary to wait to collect all the data: “The black box of the plane will give indicators on the state of all the sensors and the device”.
In addition, as reported by the Heraldo de Aragón, next Monday, in the town of Pedralejos, the Peralejos Air Force was preparing a tribute to two pilots who died in an accident 40 years ago.
On May 4, 1984, the captains of the Air and Space Force José Manuel Hernández Ferri and Gonzalo Antonio Gracia Ramos, belonging to the 12th Wing of Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) like Pablo Estrada, also died in the city of Teruel after a plane crash. accident. .
