In the statement made by the US Air Force, the F-16 fighter jet belonging to the 8th Air Fleet, located at Kunsan Air Base, approximately 180 kilometers south of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, encountered an emergency situation over the Yellow Sea and at 08.41 local time. It was announced that he fell in . It was reported that the pilot, who managed to eject himself from the plane, was rescued around 09.30 with the joint work of South Korea and the USA, and that his health condition was good. A detailed investigation was launched to determine the cause of the accident.
THIRD ACCIDENT IN 1 YEAR
The latest accident was recorded as the third US F-16 crash that occurred in South Korea in the last year. Last December, an F-16 belonging to the US 8th Air Fleet crashed into the Yellow Sea during routine training. In May, an F-16 belonging to the US 51st Air Fleet crashed near Osan Air Base south of Seoul. In both accidents, the pilots who ejected themselves from the plane managed to escape.
8 US SOLDIERS WERE DIED IN JAPAN
The US Air Force came to the fore with an accident in Japan last November. It was announced that an Osprey type military aircraft crashed into the waters off Yakushima Island, and all 8 crew members died. Following the development, the US military temporarily suspended the operations of Osprey type aircraft around the world.
