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Fatal plane crashes cause Turkey to suspend RF-4F warplanes

After three RF-4F training aircraft crashed within 10 days the Turkish Air Force decided it would stop using RF-4F warplanes

Ersin Çelik
14:25 - 11/03/2015 Wednesday
Update: 12:29 - 11/03/2015 Wednesday
Yeni Şafak

The Turkish Air Force's decision on Wednesday,March 11, that they would no longer continue to use the RF-4F warplanes, was brought on by the recent fatal plane crashes. As of Thursday, the Turkish Air Force would suspend using RF-4F warplanes.


A military aircraft of  the Turkish Air Force has crashed on March 5, in the central Turkish province of Konya. The two pilots reportedly on the F-4 jet were killed during a training exercise.


Meanwhile, two F-4 jets had crashed during a training exercise on Feb. 24 in central Malatya province's Akçadağ district, killing four pilots on board.

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