An F-16 fighter jet crashed outside of Holloman Air Force base in New Mexico on Tuesday and the pilot ejected safely, Politico reported, citing a U.S. official.
No additional details of the crash were immediately available following Politico’s initial report on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter. The Air Force and Holloman AFB did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
Holloman is home to the Air Force’s 49th Wing that contributes to combat operations around the world and hosts training for F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots and MQ-9 Reaper pilots, according to the website.
It would be the third F-16 crash in recent months.
In January, a U.S. pilot ejected from an F-16 before it crash-dived into waters off the South Korean coast near Kunsan Air Base following what the Air Force termed an “in-flight emergency.”
A U.S. F-16 fighter jet in December experienced an unspecified in-flight emergency and crashed near South Korea during a routine training exercise. The pilot also safely ejected.
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