A USAF F-16 Viper from the 49 WG crashed during landing at Holloman AFB at approximately 1800 MDT today. The sole pilot on board successfully ejected and is currently being treated for minor injuries.
Emergency responders are on scene.
— 49th Wing (@HollomanAFB) July 14, 2020
US Air Force F-16 crashes at New Mexico base, the fifth fighter jet since May
By
Edmund DeMarche, Fox News
Published
July 14, 2020, 2:38 a.m. ET
An F-16C Viper crashed during a landing Monday evening at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico and emergency crews are at the scene.
The pilot of the fighter jet managed to eject and suffered minor injuries, a statement said. An investigation is underway. The incident is the fifth fighter jet crash since May and the second F-16 crash in the past two weeks.
The jet, which crashed at about 6 p.m. local time, was assigned to the 49th Wing.
On July 1, an Air Force pilot was killed in an F-16 crash during a “routine training mission” in South Carolina. In mid-June, a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle crashed into the North Sea off the coast of northern England during a routine training exercise, also killing its pilot.