F/A-18 Hornet crashed in Finnish forest

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Nordic - Published Thursday, 21 January 2010 14:16 | Author: Johan Nylander / AFP

F/A-18 Hornet crashed in Finnish forest

HELSINKI (AFP) - A Finnish fighter jet crashed in a forest on the edge of a field in Finland on Thursday, but the two pilots were able to eject and were being treated for injuries.

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"The pilots jumped out with parachutes," rescue chief Seppo Maennikkoe told AFP, adding that they were "somewhat injured" and being treated by medical staff at the site.

The plane was a US-made F/A-18 Hornet. It went down in Juupajoki, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) north of the capital Helsinki.

The cause of the accident was not immediately known.

F/A-18 Super Hornet by US group Boeing is a contender in the fight to win Brazil's seven-billion-dollar contract for 36 high-tech fighter jets, together with the NG Gripen by Sweden's Saab and the French Rafale.

Last Updated (Saturday, 23 January 2010 11:57)

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