Two Eurofighters fly over the Plaza Mayor shopping center in Málaga

Ignacio Lillo

Málaga

Combat fighters never go unnoticed by the public; even less so in the current war scenario in the Persian Gulf. In this regard, several readers have informed SUR today about the presence of two Eurofighters, which have flown over the area of the Plaza Mayor shopping center.

These are Eurofighter Typhoon model planes belonging to Wing 14, based in Albacete, which have landed at Málaga Airport, according to sources from the control tower.

Regarding their mission, a spokesperson for the Air Force reports that it is a plan of "usual navigations", as occurred last March in the case of two F18s that also passed through the city and the Málaga aerodrome.

In that case, those two fighters were part of a "navigation exercise for students". The planes belonged to Wing 15, based in Zaragoza, which came to Málaga to perform training exercises, which are usual and routine, according to the same sources.

On some occasions, the fighters only make low-altitude flybys; while others, as has happened now, they land and leave hours later. A third modality are special maneuvers, like the well-known 'Eagle Eye' exercises in the Mediterranean, when the aircraft remain for several days at the Málaga Air Base.

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