The plane crashed in an agricultural area near the Osan air base, located 64 kilometers from the DPRK border.
An American F-16 fighter jet crashed in South Korea during a training flight. This was reported by CNN.
It is known that the aircraft belongs to the 8th fighter squadron based at Osan airbase, 64 kilometers from the DPRK border. He crashed in an agricultural area near the airbase.
The pilot managed to get out, after which he was hospitalized. According to preliminary data, none of the civilians were injured. A fire broke out at the crash site.
The causes of the accident are still being investigated. The military launched an investigation.
It will be recalled that in March, two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in the United States during an exercise in Kentucky. Then nine soldiers were killed.
And in October last year, a fifth-generation F-35 A Lightning II fighter crashed in the US state of Utah. The pilot escaped.
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Source: korrespondent
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