German Tornados forced to make emergency landing in Iraq

A pair of Luftwaffe Tornado ECRs was forced to make an emergency landing in Erbil, Iraq after one of the jets failed to refuel in mid-air and ran low on fuel.

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Photo: Bundeswehr/Bienert

The incident took place on Oct. 31 and the jets returned back to Incirlik airbase in Turkey later that evening.