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A US F-16 fighter jet crashed during training Saturday morning near a major US military base in South Korea, the US military said in a news release.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed “in an agricultural area” near Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, at 9:45 am local time, the US Air Force said in a statement.
A U.S.-made F-16V fighter jet taxis on the runway of an airbase in Chiayi county, Taiwan, March 25, 2023. The country said on Friday it used planes and ships to respond to Chinese planes that crossed the median Taiwan Strait line, according to Reuters. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)
The lone pilot was safely ejected and transported to the nearest medical facility, the military said. No civilians were injured in the incident.
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The military said the pilot was participating in a routine daytime training sortie at the time of the crash, adding that the military is investigating the cause of the crash.
A man runs past a sign at the Osan US military air base, south of Seoul. Osan Military Base is the closest US base to the North Korean border. (YELIM LEE/AFP via Getty Images)
In a post on Twitter, the governor of South Korea’s Gyeonggi province, Kim Dong-yeon, wrote that local firefighters have been sent to put out the blaze, noting that there is no risk of an explosion. secondary due to the accident.
“The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters was immediately dispatched to extinguish the fire and save lives, and there is no risk of a secondary explosion,” Governor Dong-yeon wrote in a translated post.
The military has not yet released the pilot’s name.
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The 51st Fighter Wing’s public affairs office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
