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| Eurofighter crashes at Spain's Moron base near Seville | Eurofighter crashes at Spain's Moron base near Seville |
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| A pilot has died after his Eurofighter jet crashed at a military base in southern Spain, defence officials say. | A pilot has died after his Eurofighter jet crashed at a military base in southern Spain, defence officials say. |
| The Spanish ministry of defence named the pilot as Captain Fernando Lluna Carrascosa of the Spanish air force. He leaves behind a wife and a daughter. | The Spanish ministry of defence named the pilot as Captain Fernando Lluna Carrascosa of the Spanish air force. He leaves behind a wife and a daughter. |
| The crash occurred at around 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT) at the Moron air base, south-east of Seville. | The crash occurred at around 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT) at the Moron air base, south-east of Seville. |
| It is shared by Spain and the US Air Force, but only Spain flies the Eurofighter. | It is shared by Spain and the US Air Force, but only Spain flies the Eurofighter. |
| The plane belonged to the Ala 11 division of Spain's air force. | The plane belonged to the Ala 11 division of Spain's air force. |
| The ministry confirmed that the aircraft crashed as it tried to land during a routine training flight. | The ministry confirmed that the aircraft crashed as it tried to land during a routine training flight. |
| Captain Carrascosa, from Madrid, had more than 600 hours' experience flying Eurofighter jets, the defence ministry said. | |
| Images posted on social media showed black smoke rising from the vicinity of the air base. | Images posted on social media showed black smoke rising from the vicinity of the air base. |
| A Saudi national died at the same air base in 2010 in another Eurofighter crash. | A Saudi national died at the same air base in 2010 in another Eurofighter crash. |