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Swedish Air Force JAS 39 fighter jet crashes, pilot safe

Swedish Air Force JAS 39 fighter jet crashes, pilot safe

Sweden’s Armed Forces says Tuesday that the pilot of the Swedish-built JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet ejected safely after the bird strike.

 

He has been taken to a nearby hospital, likely for checks.

 

The plane crashed near Karlskrona — 160 kilometers (99 miles) east of Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city.

No other details were immediately available.