BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 25. An F-16 fighter
jet of the Turkish Air Force crashed in the province of Balikesir,
The Turkish Ministry of National Defense wrote on its X page,
Trend reports.
Radio contact with the plane, which took off from Türkiye's 9th
Main Air Base, was reportedly lost starting at 00:56 local
time.
It is noted that as a result of the immediately initiated search
and rescue operations, it was established that the plane had
crashed, and its wreckage was discovered. The pilot of the plane
died as a result of the incident.
"The cause of the crash will be determined following an
investigation by the investigative team," the ministry wrote.
