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Air Force jet crashes
A SPANISH Air Force F18 fighter jet aircraft crashed at the Zaragoza airbase on Saturday, May 20. Thankfully, the pilot managed to eject before the plane hit the ground.
As reported by the Air Force, the jet was participating in an aerial exhibition when the incident occurred just after midday.
The plane came down on one of the runways at the airbase in the Aragonese capital.
The pilot was immediately rushed to the Miguel Servet Hospital in Zaragoza. He was said to have suffered trauma and injuries to his legs, hips and arms on impact.
According to a news outlet, the pilot was a veteran captain with more than 1,000 flight hours experience.
At the time of the crash, he was conducting aerial manoeuvres in preparation for an exhibition that will be staged during an event at the facility in Garrapinillos on June 10. The F 18 Hornet was completely destroyed after exploding on impact with the ground. ages from the hospitals where they were swapped.
The announcement about the claims was made by their lawyer José Sáez Morga, who is also handling the case related to one of the girls exchanged in 2002 at the Logroño Hospital.
The case was started after the girl made the discovery about herself in 2021.
The lawyer said that “The claim of €3 million is the maximum established by the Law of Consumers and
Users for damages that are considered irreparable”.
The man from Guadalajara is claiming €2.9 million, while the man from Barcelona is demanding €3 million.
Sáez Morga also said “Last April the courts ordered the insurance company to pay compensation of €850,000 to the young woman who had been switched at birth.” However, so far she has only received €215,000 as compensation.
