U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes into sea off Korea

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U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes into sea off Korea

Published: 11 Dec. 2023, 12:24 Updated: 11 Dec. 2023, 13:01

F-16 taking off at an unspecified air base in November. [REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE]

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed in Gunsan, North Jeolla on Monday.

The Korea Coast Guard said the incident took place near Eocheong Island off the coast of Gunsan at 8:43 a.m.

The crash is presumed to have happened during a training exercise.

The pilot was able to safely eject from the aircraft.

The jet took off from the Kunsan Air Base, a U.S. Air Force base in the city that also hosts the Korean Air Force's 8th Fighter Wing.

BY LEE HO-JEONG [[email protected]]