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Thu, Mar 31, 2016

F-16 Down In Afghanistan

Pilot Ejected Safely, No Enemy Fire Involved, Pentagon Says

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing went down during takeoff March 29 at about 8:30 p.m. local time near Bagram Airfield, according to an Air Force news release.

The pilot safely ejected, was recovered by coalition forces, and is being evaluated by medical personnel at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield. Coalition forces have secured the crash site.

F-16s at Bagram Airfield provide 24-hour overwatch and close air support for ground units in Afghanistan. Enemy fire was not a factor in the crash, and Air Force officials will investigate the cause of the crash.

The Washington Post reports that the Air Force spokesman on the base ... Capt. Bryan Bouchard ... said that coalition forces responded immediately, recovered the pilot, and securing the accident scene north of the airfield.

Bouchard said that it did not appear that anyone on the ground was injured as a result of the accident.

(Image from file)

FMI: www.af.mil

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