A Eurofighter aircraft has crashed at Spain's Morón air base with one fatality, the Spanish ministry of defence has confirmed.
The combat aircraft, which was on a regular training flight, crashed into the ground "moments after take-off" from the base near Seville, according to the ministry's statement.
It was being piloted under dual control by a lieutenant colonel from the Saudi Arabian air force, who was killed, and a Spanish air force commander, who ejected before the crash.
The ministry says the Spanish pilot is "well" after receiving attention at the base.
CITAAM, the Spanish body responsible for investigating military aircraft accidents, has despatched a team to Morón to identify the causes of the incident, which took place at 0930 local time this morning.
The Saudi lieutenant colonel was at the Spanish base after the two nations signed a Eurofighter training contract.
Source: Flight International
