Fighter Jet Crashes in Finland Pilot Safely Ejects

A fighter plane has crashed near the airport in Rovaniemi in Finland, writes the Finnish Air Force on X. The accident occurred at 11 am and the pilot is said to have managed to eject and was in contact with the Air Force, writes Swedish Yle

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The plane is an F/A-18 model and it is still unclear what is behind the crash.

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