F-16 Jet Crashes in Northern Belgium; Birdstrike Suspected
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An F-16 fighter jet crashed in northern Belgium while on a training mission from the Kleine-Brogel air base near the town of Peer, the country’s military said. No one was injured.
The accident occurred at 3:01 p.m. local time about one kilometer from the Kleine-Brogel base, the military said today in an emailed statement. The pilot was able to eject and was found safe, it said. No one else was hurt in the incident, Belga newswire reported.