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2016-04-02 Afghanistan

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet has crashed at the Bagram Air Base outside Kabul, Afghanistan, says the Pentagon, Press TV reported.

According to Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook, the incident took place on Tuesday while the plane was taking off. He added that the pilot was able to eject before the crash and is currently under medical evaluation.

The jet was part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing of the US Air Force.

F-16 fighter jets have been deployed in Afghanistan since the beginning of the US-led military in 2001. The US Air Force has maintained one squadron of F-16s at Bagram since the 2014 Washington’s partial military drawdown.

Posted by Steve White 2016-04-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Is there an F-16 peace plane out there?

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-04-02 00:47|| 2016-04-02 00:47|| Front Page Top

#2 'piece plane'

Posted by Skidmark 2016-04-02 01:33|| 2016-04-02 01:33|| Front Page Top

#3 #1 Yeah, and it's a "fighter jet" to make sure no one confuses it with the P-Block prop driven F-16's.

Posted by Matt 2016-04-02 10:36|| 2016-04-02 10:36|| Front Page Top

#4 wonder if it hit an suv when the pieces landed?

Posted by USN, Ret. 2016-04-02 10:47|| 2016-04-02 10:47|| Front Page Top

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