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6h ago

F-16 Crashes at Spangdahlem Air Base After Pilot Ejects

U.S. aviation investigators will examine the cause as local authorities report one person injured.

Teile eines US-Kampfjets liegen neben der Start- und Landebahn auf dem US Luftwaffenstützpunkt Spangdahlem.
F-16-Kampfflugzeug an US-Airbase in Eifel abgestürzt: Pilot rettet sich offenbar in letzter Sekunde
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Overview

  • The F-16 went down on the Spangdahlem base at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to base statements and regional reports.
  • The pilot used the ejection seat and is receiving medical treatment, the Spangdahlem Air Base said.
  • Local fire and disaster-control units responded to a large smoke plume and the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm reported one person was injured.
  • The base confirmed the jet type and said the cause is under investigation by U.S. aviation safety units and base authorities.
  • Spangdahlem hosts about 20 F-16s and roughly 4,000–5,000 military and civilian personnel, and the crash renews local attention to past F-16 accidents and the base's role as a major regional employer.