Eurofighter jet plunges into sea at Italian air show (VIDEO)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <img alt="" data-aria-label-part="" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKgTBe_XcAUHETP.jpg" style="top: -0px; width: 100%;" /><br /> <br /> <div class="article__summary summary "> Spectators at an air exhibition near Terracina witnessed the shocking death of an Italian Air Force pilot, after their plane plunged into the sea during a risky aerobatic maneuver on Sunday. </div> Captain Gabriele Orlandi, 36, was piloting a Eurofighter jet in front of crowds at Terracina Air Show, in the Italian region of Latina, when the tragedy unfolded.<br /> The twin-engine jet is used primarily by the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.<br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Italian <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eurofighter?src=hash">#Eurofighter</a> crashed during an airshow at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Terracina?src=hash">#Terracina</a> <br><br>Cpt Gabriele Orlandi, 36 lost his life while parents & fiance watching... <a href="https://t.co/PdExDQruho">pic.twitter.com/PdExDQruho</a></p>— Leonidas ToEat ♎ (@LhrAth) <a href="https://twitter.com/LhrAth/status/911999564181311489">September 24, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Captain Gabriele Orlandi, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Italian?src=hash">#Italian</a> Military <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirForce?src=hash">#AirForce</a>, killed during air show, his plane plunged into <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Terracina?src=hash">#Terracina</a> sea<a href="https://t.co/08eTFr9apf">https://t.co/08eTFr9apf</a> <a href="https://t.co/7nmvEFBhsZ">pic.twitter.com/7nmvEFBhsZ</a></p>— 𝓝𝓪𝓿𝔂⚓️👠𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓽 (@RavenHUWolf) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavenHUWolf/status/912019475939184641">September 24, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Footage of the incident shows the pilot attempting to complete a midair loop before the military aircraft nosedived into the sea.<br /> The incident occurred in the final stage of Orlandi’s performance. The reason for the crash has not yet been determined.<br /> Following the accident, activities at the air show were cancelled and the event organizers said the death on Sunday afternoon<em> “deeply marked us”.</em><br /> <em>“To the family and to the Air Force, our most heartfelt condolences,”</em> a message on the Terracina Air Show <a href="https://www.facebook.com/419766821754129/photos/a.420925658304912.1073741828.419766821754129/426079601122851/?type=3&theater" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page read.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Photo published for Pilot dies as fighter jet crashes into sea at air show" class="u-block" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/912157839136821248/AjfKAAVk?format=jpg&name=600x314" height="334" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/912157839136821248/AjfKAAVk?format=jpg&name=600x314" width="640" /><br /> <br /> <img alt="" data-aria-label-part="" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKh1BLlVoAA0ciz.jpg" style="top: -0px; width: 100%;" /><br /> <blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shocking moment an Italian military jet crashes into the sea during an airshow in Italy on Sunday, killing the pilot (Video from Xinhua) <a href="https://t.co/qYU3q37PO8">pic.twitter.com/qYU3q37PO8</a></p>— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) <a href="https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/912209557010604032">September 25, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VIDEO | Un Eurofighter italian s-a prabusit in timpul unui airshow <a href="https://t.co/bcjrE6SfTP">https://t.co/bcjrE6SfTP</a> <a href="https://t.co/qQAeVO5XzS">pic.twitter.com/qQAeVO5XzS</a></p>— Aviatia Magazin (@AviatiaMagazin) <a href="https://twitter.com/AviatiaMagazin/status/912273769959444480">September 25, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <br /></div>

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