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, Greece’s third-largest city, the Daily Mail reported. Footage from the scene shows the jet engulfed on the tarmac at Zakynthos International Airport as crews blast it with jets of water. Local reports say the fire started mid-air and was still visible when the plane landed, before spreading on the runway. The pilot got out safely and was not hurt. Investigators suspect a possible landing gear failure, though the cause has not been confirmed. The wreck left the runway blocked, forcing flights at the tourist island airport to be delayed or canceled.
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