The US military announced that an “F-16” fighter plane crashed during a training flight today, Saturday, near a US military base in South Korea.
The US Air Force in South Korea said in a statement that the plane “crashed in a farming area near Osan Air Base at approximately 9:45 am” local time.
The statement added that the pilot jumped with a parachute safely and was transferred to the nearest medical institution, noting that the accident did not result in any civilian casualties.
The military stated that the pilot was participating in a routine training flight, and that an investigation had been opened into the accident.
The Osan base is the closest US air base to North Korea, located about 64 km from its border.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency