May 20 2019
An Air National Guard fighter jet has crashed near March Air Reserve Base in Southern California, reports ABC News.
On Thursday, the pilot of the F-16 ejected just off the end of the runway at the base, said a base spokesman cited by CNN. The aircraft suffered a hydraulic failure, the spokesman said.
The fighter was armed with live ammunition as required by its North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) alert mission, defense officials said. This likely consisted of...
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