Body found the pilot of a Finnish fighter aircraft that crashed today (07.05.2025) near Rovaniemi Airport in the north Finland.
The pilot of the fighter aircraft, made use of the ejecting system successfully, As announced by the Finland Air Force.
«The aircraft crashed during rehearsal for an air demonstration. Prior to the fall, the commander was fortunately able to use the aircraft ejecting seat and land in an air base area. He has survived the ejection “and has only suffered” light injuries “, Timo Heranen, a Timo Air Force Commander in Finland, told the French News Agency (AFP).
“We have a team that is investigating the circumstances of the accident,” he added, refusing “at the moment” to talk about the causes of the crash, “which will be determined by the investigation”.
The fighter aircraft F/A-18 Air Force Hornet fell to Rovaniemi Airport Around 11 local time, the Finnish army said earlier.
According to an eyewitness, cited by Yle’s state -run broadcasting network, Mika Lechtinimi, The aircraft was flying very low over a residential zone then suddenly gained height and fell. Then black smoke rose to the sky.
There were no injuries to the ground.
The accident did not affect political aircraft at Rovaniemi Airport.
“A survey will begin in cooperation with the Air Force as soon as rescue operations are completed,” a Lappea police officer, Yun Kojvunn, told AFP.
The Finnish Air Force received Boeing F/A-18 Hornet aircraft between 1995 and 2000 and is expected to replace them by 2030 by Lockheed Martin’s F-35s.