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US fighter jet crashes at air base in western Germany

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Officials say one pilot safely ejected as F-16 believed to have crashed on approach to Spangdahlem after training drill ⁠An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air ⁠base Spangdahlem ⁠in ​western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the US military said, ⁠addi…

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  • Officials say one pilot safely ejected as F-16 believed to have crashed on approach to Spangdahlem after training drill ⁠An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air ⁠base Spangdahlem ⁠in ​western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the US military said, ⁠addi…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:49:18 UTC.

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  1. US fighter jet crashes at air base in western Germany

  2. In a first, US F-35 fighters to take part in IAF exercise

  3. Second U.S. F-16 fighter jet crash in 1 week, this time in Germany

  4. U.S. fighter jet crashes at air base in Germany, injuring pilot

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Second U.S. F-16 fighter jet crash in 1 week, this time in Germany

For the second time in less than a week, a U.S. F-16 fighter jet has crashed, this time during a training mission in western Germany, according to the military. They said the pilot ejected safely.

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