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American plane crashes in South Korea

It is the second crash of a US military aircraft in just over a month

A United States Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-16 "Fighting Falcon" military fighter plane crashed today, Wednesday 31 January, into the sea off the western coast of South Korea. Except for the pilot, who managed to escape eject from the aircraft before impact with the body of water. It was reported by the South Korean news agency "Yonhap".According to a first reconstruction of the accident, the...

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Seoul, South Korea, 01/31/2024 10:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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