US F-16 Crashes near China
US F-16 Crashes In Yellow Sea after some mysterious “In-Flight Emergency” following another mysterious F-35 crash in South Carolina in September, 2023.
ZeroHedge by Tyler Durden • December 11, 2023 // Yahoo News
A US General Dynamics F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Yellow Sea near South Korea’s southwestern coast on Monday, as reported by officials from the US Air Force.
The pilot managed to eject safely and was unharmed. This incident has stoked concerns about the safety of US military aircraft, especially in light of last month’s Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey crash that killed eight US airmen.
Kunsan Air Base, located in Gunsan, South Korea, released a statement that said the F-16 pilot is “awake and in stable condition.” He was rescued by the Republic of Korea Maritime Forces. [About 45 F-16 aircraft are stationed at the base. It is one of two major Air Force installations operated by the United States Forces Korea, the other being Osan Air Base]
USAF officials said the F-16 experienced “an in-flight emergency over the Yellow Sea” early Monday morning at approximately 8:43 am local time.
“We are grateful for the safe recovery of our Airman by our ROK Allies and that the pilot is in good condition,” said Col Matthew C Gaetke, 8th FW commander.
The US military base at Gunsan airport is about 180km (110m) south of Seoul and has approximately 2,800 air force members, army soldiers and other officials at the installation.
It comes as North Korea on Monday criticised South Korea and the US for “walking on the path of confrontation and war” by staging joint military drills, according to Pyongyang’s official Rodong Sinmun newspaper.
It called the joint drills “futile” provocative acts that will only hasten the South Korea’s destruction and slammed Seoul for “recklessly” running amok to stage a war in the peninsula.
Last month’s crash of the Osprey off Yakushima, a southwestern Japanese island, which resulted in the death of eight airmen, remains fresh in everyone’s minds.
Following that, the Pentagon issued an order to ground all V-22 tiltrotor aircraft late last week. This decision was made after a preliminary investigation into the crash found a potential mechanical problem.
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