A military aircraft has crashed near the US air base in Spangdahlem, Germany, on Tuesday.
Local authorities in the remote Eifel region initially said one person was injured. The plane was reportedly a US air force aircraft.
“Following a plane crash in the vicinity of US Air Base Spangdahlem, fire and emergency response teams from the Eifel District of Bitburg-Prüm were dispatched to the scene,” the district said on its website.
“No comments can be made on the further details of the event from the side of the Eifel district at this time.”
The plane crash occurred at approximately 2.30 pm local time (12:30 UTC). The cause of the incident is currently under investigation.
Spangdahlem is a US base located north of Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, not far west of the border to Luxembourg. The NATO facility was constructed in the early 1950s, the US Air Force’s 52nd Fighter Wing is garrisoned there.
Edited by: Zachary Crellin
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