Saudi fighter jet crashes during training mission in Khamis Mushait, killing crew

A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA Aircraft escorts a US B-52 strategic bomber during its transit through Saudi airspace. (File/MoD)

• The F-15SA aircraft, which had two people on board, crashed at 2:28 p.m. on Wednesday
• Al-Maliki said an investigation into the cause of the crash had begun

RIYADH: A Royal Saudi Air Force fighter jet crashed during a training mission in Khamis Mushait on Wednesday killing its crew.

The F-15SA aircraft, which had two people on board, crashed at 2:28 p.m. on Wednesday in the training area of King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, Ministry of Defense spokesman Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki said.

Al-Maliki added that an investigation into the cause of the incident had begun.