A U.S. Air Force pilot was in "stable condition" after ejecting from an F-16 fighter that crashed on Monday off the coast of South Korea, officials said.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, South Korea, crashed into the Yellow Sea on Monday after an emergency. The pilot ejected safely.
According to the US Air Force, the pilot was on a routine training mission. It is the latest crash involving US military aircraft in the region in the past few months.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. Air Force pilot safely ejected on Monday before his F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea’s southwestern
The U.S. Air Force said it happened during a routine training mission and the pilot was in good condition. The cause of the crash was being investigated.
A US F-16 jet on a training mission crashed into waters off the coast of South Korea, stoking safety concerns after eight US airmen were killed last month in the crash of a V-22 Osprey aircraft near a Japanese island.
The incident comes less than two weeks after a U.S. Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan, killing its eight crew members, and months after another F-16 crashed in South Korean farmland during a training exercise.
A U.S. F-16 fighter jet experienced an unspecified in-flight emergency and crashed near South Korea on Monday local time during a routine training exercise.
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