A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed after suffering an in-flight emergency off the coast of South Korea Wednesday in the third crash of one of the US military’s Korea-based warplanes in less than a year.
The US Air Force 8th Fighter Wing confirmed recent media reports that a US F-16 fighter jet fell into the sea near the western South Korean city of Gunsan with the pilot survived.
A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea s west coast on Wednesday and the pilot was rescued safely, a U.S. Air Force unit stationed in the country said, the second crash of an. -January 30, 2024 at 09:10 pm EST
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An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon out of South Korea crashed into the Yellow Sea on Wednesday after an in-flight emergency, according to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base. The pilot safely ejected and was recovered roughly 50 minutes after the crash.
A U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet crashed Wednesday off the west coast of South Korea after experiencing an “in-flight emergency,” the U.S. military said, adding the pilot was rescued after safely ejecting from the aircraft.