Archive · 29 Jul 2025
Spanish Fighter Jet's Near-Crash at Airshow Due to Birds
Imagine a jet doing cool tricks at an airshow near a beach!
Suddenly, it turned sharply and went down low.
Everyone watching was scared.
But the pilot was super good and saved the day!
The pilot did this because a bunch of birds were in the way.
The Air Force said the pilot reacted quickly and safely, making sure everyone was okay.
A Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet executed an evasive maneuver during an airshow.
The incident occurred over San Lorenzo Bay in Gijón, Spain.
The jet rolled hard to the right and descended before recovering.
The pilot's maneuver was to avoid a flock of birds.
The Spanish Air Force praised the pilot's quick response.
- Who
- A Spanish Air Force pilot of an EF-18 Hornet
- What
- A Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet executed an evasive maneuver during an airshow.
- When
- Sunday, July 28, 2025
- Where
- San Lorenzo Bay, Gijón, Spain
- Why
- The pilot performed the maneuver to avoid a flock of birds.
Spectators
Spanish Air Force
Public Reaction
Spectators
Experienced panic when seeing a potentially catastrophic event
Spanish Air Force
Appreciated the pilot's skills to avoid a disaster.
- Aircraft
- Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet
- Location
- Gijón, Spain
- Event
- Airshow
- Date
- July 28, 2025
- Cause of Maneuver
- Avoiding birds
