A U.S. Air Drive F-16 Combating Falcon assigned to the eighth Fighter Wing crashed into the Yellow Sea on Wednesday morning after experiencing an in-flight emergency.
In line with the eighth Fighter Wing’s public affairs workplace, the airplane crashed at about 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday.
The eighth Fighter Wing is predicated out of Kunsan Air Base within the Republic of Korea.
The pilot of the jet was in a position to eject safely and was recovered at about 9:30 a.m.
US F-16 CRASHES INTO YELLOW SEA FOLLOWING IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY; PILOT RESCUED AFTER EJECTING SAFELY
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Officers stated the pilot is acutely aware and was taken to a medical facility to be assessed.
Each the U.S. and Republic of Korea mission companions labored collectively to find and get better the pilot.
“We’re very grateful to the Republic of Korea rescue forces and all of our teammates who made the swift restoration of our pilot potential,” Col. Matthew C. Gaetke, eighth FW commander stated. “Now we’ll shift our focus to look and restoration of the plane.”
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Additional details about the reason for the crash won’t turn into out there till the conclusion of security and accident investigations, officers stated.
