(LEAD) U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes in Yellow Sea; pilot rescued: sources

▲ A U.S. F-16 fighter jet takes off from Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, on Oct. 30, 2023. (Yonhap)

(LEAD) US fighter jet-crash

(LEAD) U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes in Yellow Sea; pilot rescued: sources

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SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Yellow Sea on Monday and the pilot was safely rescued after making an emergency escape, sources said.

The jet crashed into the waters after taking off from an air base in Gunsan, 178 kilometers south of Seoul, earlier in the day, according to the sources.

The pilot ejected from the jet and was rescued, they said.

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