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fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Pilot safe after F-16 fighter jet crashes in California during training mission

A Thunderbird pilot ejected safely from an F-16C near Trona Airport and is in stable condition; the crash caused a fire and is under investigation.
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

One of Malaysia's F/A-18 Hornets burst into flames during take-off, just as the country seeks to buy 33 more of the jets

A Malaysian F/A-18D Hornet caught fire on Thursday night as it was taking off, the country's air force said. Malaysia's air force, which owns eight of the US-made fighter jets, said in a statement that the aircraft had been involved in an "accident" at 9:05 p.m. local time. The statement said the take-off incident happened at Kuantan Air Base, roughly 110 miles east of the capital of Kuala Lumpur.
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