Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes while training in South Korea, report says
An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed Monday morning off South Korea’s western coast, according to the Yonhap news agency.
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An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed Monday morning off South Korea’s western coast, according to the Yonhap news agency.
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.
The airman ejected from the aircraft and was in "good condition," his unit's commanders said.
The F-16, belonging to the 8th Fighter Wing, crashed into the Yellow Sea off South Korea, during a routine training mission.
The unidentified pilot was recovered by South Korean maritime forces and was “awake and in stable condition,” the 8th Fighter Wing said.