US F-16 jet crashes in South Korea during training
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Reuters  December 10, 2023 | 07:28 pm PT
A U.S. Air Force F-16 jet fighter takes off from an airbase during CRUZEX, a multinational air exercise hosted by the Brazilian Air Force, in Natal, Brazil Nov. 21, 2018. Photo by Reuters/Paulo Whitaker
A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in South Korea on Monday while on a training flight and the pilot has ejected, Yonhap news agency reported citing a military source.
The crash was near the U.S. Air Force base in Gunsan, Yonhap said.
South Korea's defense ministry spokesman could not immediately confirm the report. U.S. military officials in South Korea could not be immediately reached for comment.