U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes in Yellow Sea: 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)

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U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes in Yellow Sea: sources

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Yellow Sea on Monday and the pilot made 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, according to the sources.

They did not elaborate on whether the pilot has been rescued.

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