A Swiss F/A-18 crashed in France while on a training flight with two F-5s on Oct. 14.
By Yannick Bammert (_DSC9567.jpg) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Air force commander Aldo Schellenberg said the plane suddenly lost altitude while flying over a joint training area shared with France.
The pilot was very experienced with over 1,100 hours on the jet. He was able to eject safely.