Zaragoza Air Base (IATA: ZAZ, ICAO: LEZG) is a base of the Spanish Air and Space Force located near Zaragoza, Spain. It is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Zaragoza, 270 km (168 mi) west of Barcelona, and 262 km (163 mi) northeast of Madrid. It shares infrastructure with the Zaragoza Airport. in the past, Zaragoza was also used as an emergency landing site for the United States's Space Shuttle.
In 1992, Malcolm Harvey robbed and murdered two Zaragoza women while serving at the air base.[1]
On 20 May 2023, an F-18 crashed during an air show at Zaragoza Air Base. The aircraft "erupted into a giant fireball", according to local news sources. The pilot ejected and was thought to be safe.[2]
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^"El crimen de Fueros de Aragón, impune al no ser detenido el asesino en 20 años". 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31.
^Express 20 May 2023 by Oli Smith
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