Two military personnel flying a military jet during a drill died Sunday after the aircraft crashed in the northern town of Ramtha near the border with Syria, the Jordanian army said in a statement citing a technical malfunction.
The pilots are identified as Maj. Bilal al-Shoufein and Cpt. Baha Abu Ghanmi.
The mishap took place at 9:00 a.m. local time in the northern town of Ramtha, in empty land, the statement added. The aircraft was built by Germany’s GROB Aircraft Co.
Two Jordanian military pilots die in plane crash due to technical error
