American pilot shoots out of F-16 fighter jet just before the plane crashes in the Yellow Sea off the South Korean coast
- A US F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Yellow Sea off the coast of the Korean Peninsula
- The pilot reportedly escaped the plane, but it is unclear if they were rescued
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Yellow Sea off the coast of the Korean Peninsula and the pilot was ejected. Yonhap news.
The plane crashed Monday during a training flight near the U.S. air base in Gunsan, South Korea, about 110 miles from Seoul.
It is unclear whether the pilot was rescued and U.S. officials in South Korea and the South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.
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A US F-16 fighter jet has crashed in the Yellow Sea off the coast of the Korean Peninsula