US pilot safely ejected before F-16 crashed into sea off S Korea: Official
A US Air Force pilot safely ejected on Monday before his F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea’s southwestern coast, US and South Korean military officials said.
The unidentified pilot was recovered by South Korean maritime forces and was awake and in stable condition, the US 8th Fighter Wing said in a statement. It said the pilot was being returned to Kunsan Air Base near the southwestern port city of Gunsan, where he would be evaluated further.
