Editing Eurofighter Typhoon (section)

==Accidents==
*On 21 November 2002, the Spanish twin-seat Typhoon prototype DA-6 crashed due to a double engine [[flameout]] caused by surges of the two engines at 45,000&nbsp;ft. The two crew members escaped unhurt and the aircraft crashed in a military test range near [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], some {{convert|110|km}} from its base at [[Getafe Air Base]].<ref name="SPACRASH" />
*On 23 April 2008, a RAF Typhoon FGR4 from 17 Squadron at RAF Coningsby (ZJ943), made a [[Belly landing|wheels–up]] landing at the US Navy's [[Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake|NAWS China Lake]], in the United States.<ref name="CRASH9" /> The aircraft was severely damaged however the pilot from [[No. 17 Squadron RAF|17 Squadron]] did not sustain any significant injury. It is thought the pilot may have forgotten to deploy the [[Landing gear|undercarriage]] or that for some reason he was not alerted to the undercarriage having not been deployed.<ref name="CRASH9" />
*On 24 August 2010, a Spanish twin-seat Typhoon crashed at Spain's [[Morón Air Base]] moments after take-off for a routine training flight. It was being piloted by a RSAF pilot, who was killed, and a Spanish Air Force Major, who ejected safely.<ref name="CRASH4" /> In September 2010 the German Air Force grounded its 55 planes and the RAF temporarily grounded all Typhoon training flights amidst concerns that after ejecting successfully the pilot had fallen to his death.<ref name="CRASH5" /><ref name="CRASH6" /> On 21 September, the RAF announced that the harness system had been sufficiently modified to enable routine flying from RAF Coningsby. The Austrian Air Force also said all its aircraft had been cleared for flight.<ref name="CRASH7" /> On 24 August 2010, the ejection seat manufacturer Martin Baker commented: "...{{nbsp}}under certain conditions, the quick release fitting could be unlocked using the palm of the hand, rather than the thumb and fingers, and that this posed a risk of inadvertent release", adding that a modification had been rapidly developed and approved "to eliminate this risk" and was being fitted to all Typhoon seats.<ref name="CRASH8" />
*On 9 June 2014, the [[Spanish Air Force]] announced that a Typhoon had crashed at Spain's Morón Air Base on landing after a routine training flight. The sole pilot, Captain Fernando Lluna Carrascosa of the Spanish Air Force, who had over 600 Eurofighter flying hours, died in the crash.<ref name="SPANCRASH" />
*On 23 June 2014, a Typhoon of the German Air Force suffered [[Olsberg mid-air collision|a mid-air collision]] with a [[Learjet 35A]], which crashed near [[Olsberg, Germany|Olsberg]], Germany. The severely damaged Eurofighter made a safe landing at [[Nörvenich Air Base]], while the Learjet crashed with the two onboard killed.<ref name="CRASH3" />
*On 1 September 2017, a RAF Typhoon [[Runway excursion|overran the runway]] on landing at [[Pardubice Airport]], Czech Republic, after diverting for bad weather.<ref name="Pardubice" />
*On 14 September 2017, a RSAF aircraft crashed on a combat mission in [[Yemen]]'s [[Abyan Governorate|Abhyan province]], killing its pilot. According to the [[Politics of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Government]], the aircraft crashed due to technical reasons.<ref name="RSAFCRASH" />
*On 24 September 2017, an Italian Air Force aircraft crashed during an airshow in [[Terracina]], Lazio, Italy. The pilot did not eject and died in the accident.<ref name="CRASH2" /> The Italian Air Force said the jet completed a loop but then failed to get enough lift as it approached sea level and hit the water just a few hundred metres offshore.<ref name="CRASH2" />
*On 12 October 2017, a Spanish Air Force Typhoon crashed near its base at [[Albacete Airport|Los Llanos]] [[Albacete]], Spain, when returning from the military parade for the [[Fiesta Nacional de España|Spanish National Day]]. The pilot was killed.<ref name="CRASH1" />
*On 24 June 2019, two German Air Force aircraft collided mid-air during an exercise in the region of Müritz in [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]] in northern Germany. Both aircraft were lost while the pilots ejected. The two planes were based at [[Laage]], home to the "Steinhoff" [[Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 73|Tactical Air Force Wing 73]].{{failed verification|date=July 2022}} Neither plane was carrying weapons. One of the pilots died.<ref name="CRASH0" />
*On 14 December 2022, an Italian Air Force Typhoon of 37° Stormo crashed during the landing sequence into [[Trapani-Birgi Air Base]] in Sicily. The aircraft had been conducting a training mission with another Typhoon which landed safely. The pilot was killed during the crash.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/italian-typhoon-fighter-crashes-while-returning-to-base-in-sicily-one-pilot-killed | title=Italian Typhoon fighter crashes in Sicily, one pilot killed - AeroTime | date=14 December 2022}}</ref>
* On 24 July 2024, an Italian Air Force Typhoon crashed during a military training exercise in the [[Douglas-Daly, Northern Territory|Douglas Daly]] region of the [[Northern Territory]], in outback Australia, during [[Exercise Pitch Black]]. The pilot ejected safely and was taken to [[Royal Darwin Hospital]] by helicopter.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 July 2024 |title=Military aircraft crashes in remote NT during multinational defence exercise |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-24/aircraft-crash-daly-river-pitch-black-military-exercise/104136702 |access-date=25 July 2024 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>