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Pilot Safely Ejects From F-16 Crash in New Mexico

The Fighting Falcon pilot safely ejected during the mishap near White Sands National Park and has been released from a local hospital.

Mark Phelps
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Edited By: tccjeremy
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An F-16 flies over Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 13, 2020. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force]
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Key Takeaways:

A U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot has been released from medical treatment with “minor injuries” after ejecting from the aircraft near Holloman Air Force Base (AFB) in New Mexico on Tuesday.

The single-seat F-16 assigned to the 49th Wing based at Holloman AFB went down around 11:50 a.m. MDT, according to the Air Force.

Mark Phelps

Mark Phelps is a senior editor at AVweb. He is an instrument rated private pilot and former owner of a Grumman American AA1B and a V-tail Bonanza.

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