The machine is located in several parts of Keru conifer forest surrounded by trees and sparrows.
The crash site of the Air Force Hawk jet was presented to media representatives around noon on Tuesday. The wreckage of the crashed plane was seen for the first time during a media tour.
Hawk aircraft rest in several stretches of keru conifer forest surrounded by trees and sparrows. In the live broadcast sent to Suur-Keruu, you can distinguish a lot of rotten scrap metal.
Authorities used a drone to search for the wreckage of the Hawk aircraft in the Kairu area. Photo: Kalle Parkkinen
The area around the wreckage has been demarcated with red-yellow insulation tape.
The crash site was presented to the media by the head of the investigation, Engineer Lt Col Juha Vantila. Vantila said during the media tour that drones were used to locate the crashed plane.
Engineer Lt Col Juha Vantila presented the crash site of the Hawk aircraft. Photo: Kalle Parkkinen
The area currently has a no-fly zone, meaning, for example, that flying civilian drones is prohibited.
A Hawk fighter aircraft of the Air Force crashed in the middle of an aerial combat exercise at Kairu yesterday. The pilots survived by ejection seats. Photo: Heikki Soukoma / Lehtikuva
The plane crashed yesterday, Monday, at around 2:15 am at Keru in the Henacenti swamp area near the Manta-Villappula border. The pilots on board managed to eject themselves from the ejection seat.
Vantila said during a media meeting on Tuesday that the pilots would be discharged from the hospital on Tuesday. The media conference asked how life-threatening the situation was on Monday.
According to Air Force Major Teemu Mahlamaki, military aviation always involves risk.
– I can’t give a detailed assessment, but there are risks involved and good luck was on the way.
The ejection seat is used with a simulator, and landing with a parachute is practiced on terrain and in water.
– Naturally, there is no catapult in use.
The engine of the crashed plane had already stalled in the air, the reason for which is not yet known.
