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SEOUL — A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in South Korea on Monday (Dec 11) while on a routine training flight and the pilot was rescued after ejecting when the aircraft experienced an "in-flight emergency," the US Air Force unit stationed in the country said.
The pilot was rescued in the Yellow Sea by the South Korean coast guard and returned to the Kunsan Air Base, the 8th Fighter Wing said in a statement.
The cause of the emergency was being investigated, it said.
The unit commander, Colonel Matthew Gaetke, said he was grateful for the pilot's recovery and that he was in good condition, the statement said.
The air base located in the South Korean west coast city of Gunsan is one of the two main air bases used by the US military in the country.
韩联社：美军F-16战机在韩国训练时坠毁
首尔——美国空军驻扎部队称，周一（12 月 11 日），一架美国 F-16 战斗机在进行例行训练飞行时在韩国坠毁，飞行员因飞机出现“飞行中紧急情况”而跳伞后获救。 在国内说。
第8战斗机联队在一份声明中表示，这名飞行员在黄海被韩国海岸警卫队救起并返回群山空军基地。
声明称，紧急情况的原因正在调查中。
声明称，该部队指挥官马修·盖特克上校表示，他对飞行员的康复表示感谢，并且他的状况良好。
该空军基地位于韩国西海岸城市群山，是美国军队在该国使用的两个主要空军基地之一。
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