RAAF fighter plane catches fire in US
The Australian air force is working with US counterparts to investigate how an RAAF fighter jet caught fire during exercises at a Nevada military base.
A Defence spokesman said the incident involved an RAAF EA-18G Growler fighter jet at Nellis Air Force Base, near Las Vegas.
No one was seriously injured and all RAAF personnel are safe, he said in a statement.
A US Air Force statement said a military aircraft was forced to abort its take off on Saturday morning local time and then caught fire, but the cause was unknown.
The Australian and British air forces are at Nellis Air Force Base taking part in a three-week air combat training exercise, known as Red Flag, with the US air force, navy, army and marines.
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