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Fighter Jet Crash Lands and Bursts Into Flames at Vacation Hotspot

X A burning military jet came down on a runway at a vacation hotspot, sending flames leaping across the tarmac as firefighters scrambled to hose it down. The F-16 aircraft belongs to the Hellenic Air Force’s 116th Combat Wing and had taken off from Araxos Air Base, the airport serving Patras, Greec...

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What happened Fighter Jet Crash Lands and Bursts Into Flames at Vacation Hotspot.
The headline split The left frames it as "Fighter Jet Crash Lands and Bursts Into Flames at Vacation Hotspot". The right frames it as "Nato fighter jet bursts into flames in mid-air before ‘crash landing’ at holiday airport...".
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Left / center-leftFighter Jet Crash Lands and Bursts Into Flames at Vacation Hotspot

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Right / center-rightNato fighter jet bursts into flames in mid-air before ‘crash landing’ at holiday airport as horror vid shows plane blaze

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The Daily BeastNews report · Jul 9, 1:17 PM

Fighter Jet Crash Lands and Bursts Into Flames at Vacation Hotspot

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X A burning military jet came down on a runway at a vacation hotspot, sending flames leaping across the tarmac as firefighters scrambled to hose it down. The F-16 aircraft belongs to the He...

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The SunNews report · Jul 9, 12:17 PM

Nato fighter jet bursts into flames in mid-air before ‘crash landing’ at holiday airport as horror vid shows plane blaze

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A NATO fighter jet has burst into flames mid-air and reportedly crash landed at a holiday hotspot airport in Greece. Shocking footage showed the burning Hellenic Air Force F-16 being doused...

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