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The U.S. Air Force in South Korea said it would consult South Korean maritime police on whether to try to salvage the F-16C fighter that crashed in the West Sea on Tuesday.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed this morning in waters off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula and the pilot safely ejected, the U.S. military said.

Today, around 13:00 hours, a Belgian F-16BM #FB-24 lost an ALQ-131 (V) Block 2 electronic countermeasure system in the vicinity of Charleroi. Debris hit some parked cars but no-one was injured.

An F-16 jet fighter made an emergency landing at Hulman Field around 16.00h Thursday at Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman Field.

An F-16A block 20 took off from Jia Shan AB, Hua Lien, Taiwan, this morning for a routine training mission together with an F-16B. After developing a minor electrical problem it had to land for a safety check.

An F-16 fighter of the Turkish Air Force crashed in the south eastern province of Diyarbakir shortly before landing, military authorities reported Monday. The pilot of the plane, who was on a training flight, parachuted to safety.

At around 09.50h today, a South Korean F-16C crashed during a training mission right after it took off at Chung Ju AB, ROK. Its pilot (Maj. Kim, 35yr) ejected safely and is only slightly injured.

An F-16 Block 60 of the United Arab Emirates Air Force crashed on Monday morning near Al Ain International Airport. The pilot (USAF) survived the crash but got reportedly injured after ejection.

A U.S. Air Force pilot safely exited his F-16 after the jet ran off the right side of the runway at Osan Air Base on Monday afternoon, according to a base news release.

Two U.S. Air Force F-16s based out of Misawa, Japan, made an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino Manila International Airport in the Philippines on Nov 22nd.

A fuel leak and subsequent aircraft fire led an F-16 to depart the prepared runway surface and crash while landing at Lamar Airport, Colo., June 28 according to an Air Force report released Nov. 22.

A Danish F-16AM had a landing mishap on Thursday at Aalborg airport in the late afternoon. The aircraft ran off the runway an the nose went in to the grass.

On 4 October, an F-16C Block 40 departed from an Egyptian air base on a fourship night surface attack training mission. The lead aircraft crashed a little over one minute after takeoff. The pilot was fatally injured.

An F-16C Fighting Falcon was damaged last Sunday when it rolled off a runway after landing at Balad Air Base in central Iraq, according to an Air Force report.

Yesterday at 0915h, a USAF F-16 dumped a concrete practise bomb (907 kg) in the sea about 24-28 km from Rokkashomura, a Japanese village.