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Swiss air force plane hits camera cable

Xinhua, February 18, 2017 Adjust font size:

A Swiss air force plane clipped a cable to which an airborne Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) camera was attached on Friday, the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport said Friday.

According to authorities, the accident took place at around 11:30 local time when the Swiss air force's PC-7 TEAM aircraft was overflying the Salatrains arrival area of the Alpine World Ski Championships currently taking place in St. Moritz.

While the cable, plane and camera were damaged, the Federal Department of Defence indicated that no one sustained injuries.

According to Swiss authorities, the plane was able to safely land at the Samedan aerodrome. The military justice has opened an investigation.

The Swiss air force have recently gone through a series of fatal accidents, the latest taking place in September last year when a Swiss air force Super Puma helicopter crashed at the Saint Gotthard Pass in the Swiss Alps, killing both its pilots and seriously injuring a cabin crew member.

That accident came just one month after a Swiss F/A 18 fighter jet crashed at the Susten Pass on Aug. 29, 2016, killing its 27-year-old pilot.

Two further incidents involving fighter jets took place in October 2015 and June 2016, though in both cases the pilots were able to get out of the aircraft. Endit