Air Force pilot safely ejects before F-16 fighter jet crashes in California desert
TRONA, Calif. (AP) — A fighter jet with the Air Force’s elite Thunderbirds demonstration squadron crashed in the Southern California desert Wednesday, but the pilot managed to eject safely, the ...
Pilot ejects when F-16 Thunderbird crashes in San Bernardino County
An F-16 Thunderbird fighter jet from Nellis Air Force Base crashed near China Lake in San Bernardino County on Wednesday, and ...
US military plane goes down in massive plume of black smoke in Death Valley
The plane was part of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the military’s official aerial demonstration team, the social media ...
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Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn’t look any better
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024, internal Pentagon figures show, and a series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of ...