New video footage reveals the moment an Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon plunged into the sea in an incident that would ultimately claim the life of its pilot, Capt. A Eurofighter Typhoon at the Royal International Air Tattoo in July. The aircraft was one of the 46 aircraft of the Air Force's 111 and 113 squadrons. The loss follows another fatal crash of a Eurofighter that occurred on September 24th, this time the jet belonged to the Italian Air Force. The cause of the accident was unclear. The accident occurred while Orlandi was attempting to complete a loop, and it’s not clear why Orlandi wasn’t able to pull up again after diving toward the ocean to skim it. Italian Eurofighter Typhoon Crash September 27, 2017 by admin On Sunday Sept. 24, 2017, an Italian Air Force Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon (most probably MM7278/RS-23) belonging to the Reparto Sperimentale Volo (Test Wing) has crashed into the sea at Terracina, 76 kilometres south of Rome. Picture: Getty Images Picture: Getty Images A test pilot died after crashing his Eurofighter Typhoon into … Gabriele Orlandi. On Sunday Sept. 24, 2017, an Italian Air Force Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon (most probably MM7278/RS-23) belonging to the Reparto Sperimentale Volo (Test Wing) has crashed into the sea at … By September 2017 around 406, Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft have flown around 240,000 flight hours by six different air forces. Here is the List of All Eurofighter Typhoon Crash Incidents till September 2017. November 2002 Spanish twin-seat Typhoon prototype DA-6 crash Out of which 9 Eurofighter Typhoon are involved in crash incidents. In 2017 a RAF Eurofighter Typhoon demonstrated interoperability with the F-35B using its Multifunction ... Captain Fernando Lluna Carrascosa of the Spanish Air Force, who had over 600 Eurofighter flying hours, died in the crash.