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US fighter jet crashed during a training

In South Carolina, an F-16 fighter jet on a routine training mission crashed late Tuesday night at Shaw Air Force Base.

Axar.az reports that officials with Shaw Air Force Base say an F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw crashed on base around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

According to the officials, at the time of the accident, the aircraft was on a routine training mission with one pilot on board.

The cause of the crash is unknown yet.

Around 3:30 a.m., Shaw Air Force Base officials announced on its Facebook page that the pilot was pronounced dead.

Date
2020.07.01 / 14:13
Author
Tural Azimzadeh
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