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Two Israelis killed after Negev plane crash

November 11, 2010 15:23
Major Amichai Itkis (left) and Major Immanuel Levy

By

Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Two members of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) have been killed after their plane crashed in the Negev desert.

The bodies of Major Amichai Itkis, 28, and 30-year-old Major Immanuel Levy were found in the Ramon crater early on Thursday morning, after the crash he previous evening.

They had been flying an F-16I Sufa (Storm) fighter jet on a routine exercise. The IAF has temporarily suspended training flights for Sufa jets.

An IAF committee is investigating the cause of the disaster.

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