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Fighter jet crashes near Seoul, pilot makes emergency escape
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- 21 September, 2023
- 06:07
A KF-16 fighter jet crashed during takeoff from its base in South Korea's southwestern county of Seosan, near Seoul, on September 21, and the lone pilot safely ejected before being taken to a hospital, the Air Force said, Report informs referring to Yonhap.
The jet belonging to the 20th Fighter Wing went down at the base in Seosan, some 120 kilometers southwest of Seoul, at 8:20 a.m. while taking off on an unspecified mission, the Air Force said.
"The pilot has made an emergency ejection and is safe," the Air Force said in a text message to reporters.
No civilian damage was reported as the accident occurred within the base.
The Air Force has formed a taskforce to determine the exact cause of the crash.
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