South Korean Air Force F-16 crashed during a training flight

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By Dylan Malyasov
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A South Korean KF-16 Fighting Falcon from Seosan Air Base, Republic of Korea, and an F-16 from Kunsan Air Base, ROK, taxi together during a Red Flag exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 9, 2014. This exercise marks the first time the Republic of Korea Air Force’s KF-16s have participated in RED FLAG-Alaska. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Taylor Curry/Released)

The South Korean Air Force F-16 crashed during a training flight, obviously due to a technical malfunction. Both pilots ejected safely.

Yonhap reported that a South Korean F-16 fighter jet crashed during a drill on Wednesday, but the two pilots safely ejected from the stricken plane, the Air Force said.

The cause of the crash in Cheongsong, 322 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was not immediately known.

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