Military● LowSep 22 · Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM
Second U.S. F-16 fighter jet crash in 1 week, this time in Germany
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · Western Europe
For the second time in less than a week, a U.S. F-16 fighter jet has crashed, this time during a training mission in western Germany, according to the military. They said the pilot ejected safely.
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