Fighter jet fuel tank drops and smashes cars in Turkish parking lot
Terrifying moment fighter jet fuel tank drops off in mid-air and smashes into two cars at Turkish petrol company HQ as witnesses ‘run screaming’
- The spare tank was connected to to a Turkish Air Force F-4 Phantom II fighter jet
- It took off in north-west Ankara this morning and landed at the base in Eskişehir
A fighter jet fuel tank has smashed two cars in a Turkish parking lot after falling from the sky.
The spare fuel tank of an F-4 Phantom II fighter jet belonging to the Turkish Air Force fell on parked cars at the headquarters of the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) – the national oil company owned by the Turkish government – in Ankara this morning.
Shocking videos show the massive fuel tank fall from the sky before it crashed into two parked cars. Debris from the tank also destroyed the windshield and roof of a third car.
The aftermath filmed by bystanders shows the tank sitting on top of the two cars, whose roofs, windows and parts of the doors were completely crushed by debris.
Those who witnessed the falling fuel tank crashing into the cars were reportedly running away in a panic, according to local media reports.
No injuries or deaths have been reported as a result of the accident.
The aftermath filmed by bystanders shows the tank sitting on top of the two cars, whose roofs, windows and parts of the doors were completely crushed by debris. No injuries and deaths have been reported as a result of the crashed fuel tank
The spare fuel tank of an F-4 Phantom II fighter jet belonging to the Turkish Air Force fell on parked cars at the headquarters of the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) – the national oil company owned by the Turkish government – in Ankara this morning. Shocking videos show the massive fuel tank fall from the sky before it crashed into two cars
The fighter jet the tank belonged to took off from an area in north-western Ankara – where an aviation festival is currently taking place – this morning and returned safely to the base in Eskişehir.
The Turkish Ministry of Defence said in a statement today: ‘A part of the F-4 Warplane belonging to our Turkish Air Force crashed into an open parking lot belonging to TPAO for an unknown reason during its flight in the skies of Ankara.
‘The aircraft in question landed safely in Eskişehir square. There were no loss of life or injuries. A detailed technical investigation on the issue continues.’
People on X (formerly Twitter) were outraged due to the falling tank putting people into danger: ‘People could have died. If someone left their child in the car, the child could have died. This is an example of complete ignorance and incompetence,’ one wrote.
The fighter jet the tank (pictured here after it crashed into the cars) belonged to took off from an area in north-western Ankara – where an aviation festival is currently taking place – this morning and returned safely to the base in Eskişehir
The Turkish Ministry of Defence said in a statement today: ‘A part of the F-4 Warplane belonging to our Turkish Air Force crashed into an open parking lot belonging to TPAO for an unknown reason during its flight in the skies of Ankara’ (pictured: a F-4 Phantom figher jet, similar to the one whose fuel tank crashed into the cars)
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