A U.S. F-16 fighter has crashed into waters in the Yellow Sea off the coast of South Korea, stoking safety concerns after eight U.S. airmen were killed last month in the crash of an Osprey aircraft near a Japanese island.

The F-16 crashed into the sea Monday after taking off at about 9 a.m. from the city of Gunsan, some 180 kilometers south of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing sources it did not identify. The pilot ejected and was conscious after being rescued from the sea, it said.

U.S. Forces Korea did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The crash of the Osprey off the southwestern island of Yakushima last month ultimately prompted the U.S. military to ground its entire fleet of several hundred of the aircraft to check for a possible equipment problem that may have been the cause of the accident, according to military officials.

Before the decision to ground the fleet, the Japanese government had called for U.S. military forces in the country to suspend use of the Osprey, which was made by a unit of Boeing and the Bell Helicopter unit of Textron, so that checks could be conducted.

The crash in Japan returned scrutiny to the Osprey, a tilt-rotor aircraft that can take off and land like a helicopter and fly like an airplane. Early years of setbacks and accidents — especially in 2000, when two crashes killed 23 Marines — triggered a major Pentagon review and subsequent design changes for the aircraft that served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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The US has crashed more aircrafts in training this year than 🇷🇺 Russia that is fighting in a war has. More than 10 crashes in just the last 2 months.

🇺🇸 US military aircrafts are flying coffins. World's number 1 🤡 Army indeed.

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What's wrong with US military these days

Pilot error is often the number one cause of aviation accidents, but I believe US pilots receive the best training in the world.

Maintaining over 13,000 aircrafts is a big challenge sha

Flying coffins & tiktok soldiers.. imagine NATO depending on them, na walk over for Russia.

God1000:
What's wrong with US military these days

I don't think anything strange is wrong with the us military. What is happening is there is increased training/combat readiness that usually leads to fatal accidents.

See how they will carry out checks on those aircraft to avert future reoccurrence.
A country that values safety.

Atleast this is better than bombing your own people accidentally labelling them terrorist

Jorussia:
I don't think anything strange is wrong with the us military. What is happening is there is increased training/combat readiness that usually leads to fatal accidents.

I understand that, they have the biggest air force that is engaged in different missions all over the world, but it wasn't like this before

Nigerian Air Force now seems to have a better safety record than the USAF.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Flying coffins & tiktok soldiers.. imagine NATO depending on them, na walk over for Russia.

Atleast it didn't land and blow her own people...unlike somewhere in Africa yet the president pretends nothing has happened.


Yeye dey smell

F

Us Air. Now a flying corpse

Another crash...

Hope no innocent fish was killed during the crash😂

US is playing mind game making people feel they are incompetent. If you know you know.

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God1000:
What's wrong with US military these days

Pilot error is often the number one cause of aviation accidents, but I believe US pilots receive the best training in the world.

Maintaining over 13,000 aircrafts is a big challenge sha

is training and possible mechanical issue frm the f16

Lol these one na child's play o

All these expensive toys malfunctioning

Na Nigerian pilot
Check well

Drills … it’s expected.. Russia and China barely have drills like this then they try to face US in a real combat scenario, very funny … play with fire and you’re about to get burned

May be deliberate to justify more military spendings. Like 2pac said they got money for wars but cant feed the poor.

Hian...again? America should check inside their team ..make e no be say person dey sabotage them within


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vFPgAZN9Jg

Millions of Dollars.... chai

mascot87:
US is playing mind game making people feel they are incompetent. If you know you know

Expert mind reader

Again...

What's really going on?

Okay
I smell sabotage from Putin gang members

Again?