The Turkish Air Force is one of the largest and best equipped in the NATO alliance.
Turkey’s Defence Ministry has confirmed that a Northrop F-5 has crashed in Konya province, south-central Turkey.
According to local media, the crashed jet belonged to the Air Force’s Turkish Stars aerobatic team deployed at Konya’s 3rd Main Jet Base. Earlier (since debunked) reports suggested the plane involved may have been an F-16.
Photos from the scene, which have not been authenticated, show smoke rising in an empty field.
Konya Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay confirmed reports about the crash, and that search and rescue units were arriving at the scene. “Our prayer is that there is no loss of life,” he tweeted. (Sputnik)
