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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Eurofighter Ejector Seats Fixed After Spain Crash

Eurofighter TyphoonBritain's Royal Air Force has modified the ejection seat harnesses on its Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft after a fatal accident in Spain, the Ministry of Defence said Sept. 20.

The RAF grounded all Typhoons deployed outside operational theatres from Sept. 15-20 so that the problem with the seats could be fixed, a spokesman for the ministry said in a statement.

Jets forming part of the RAF's quick reaction force in Britain and in the disputed Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic had already been modified and flights involving them were not affected, he added.

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