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US F-16 fighter jet crashes in Germany, pilot successfully escapes
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德国之声1 hour agoDefense2 min readChinaView original

US F-16 fighter jet crashes in Germany, pilot successfully escapes

The accident occurred near the U.S. Air Force Base Spandahlem in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The pilot ejected and was taken to hospital. This is the second F-16 crash in five days.

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  • An F-16 fighter jet belonging to the 52nd Fighter Wing of the United States crashed near Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany.
  • The pilot successfully ejected and was sent to hospital.
  • The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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Spangdahlem Air Base was built in the early 1950s and is an important hub for the US military in Germany and a NATO operations center.

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The accident occurred near the U.S. Air Force Base Spangdahlem in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Fortunately, the pilot of the F-16 fighter jet successfully ejected and was sent to the hospital for treatment.

The crash occurred at around 2:30 pm local time on Tuesday (September 22). The cause of the accident is currently under investigation.

The US military confirmed that the aircraft was an F-16 Fighting Falcon belonging to the 52nd Fighter Wing. Relevant local authorities in Germany also confirmed that one person was injured and said emergency rescue teams were dispatched to the scene.

Spangdahlem Air Force Base is a NATO operations center built in the early 1950s and houses the U.S. Air Force's 52nd Fighter Wing. Currently, the base is stationed with a combat squadron equipped with F-16 fighters, with a total of about 20 fighters.

The base is located north of the city of Trier in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, not far from the Luxembourg border.

The Spangdahlem base is regarded as one of the most important hubs of the US military in Germany, and together with the Ramstein base (Ramstein), it is an important part of the US military system in Germany.

About 5,000 U.S. military personnel, civilian personnel and their families are stationed at Spangdahlem, and the base also employs about 700 to 800 German employees.

When the Chinese media "Observer Network" reported this accident involving US troops stationed in Germany, it specifically mentioned in the title that this was "the second one in five days."

This refers to the recent incident on September 17 when an F-16 fighter jet crashed in Michigan, USA. The pilot of the fighter jet also ejected to escape. The fighter aircraft belongs to the Texas Air National Guard. Due to the leakage of hazardous chemicals caused by the accident, local authorities evacuated people in the surrounding area.

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  • U.S. military to release investigation results of F-16 crash

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  • What was the specific cause of the accident?
  • Did the fighter plane crash cause ground damage?

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This article was originally published by 德国之声.

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