S. Korean F-16 Crashes Off Coast; Pilots Safe

A South Korean F-16 fighter jet crashed March 31 in the Yellow Sea but its two pilots ejected safely, the defense ministry said.The two-seater fighter jet was on a routine training from a base on the west coast when it crashed into the sea, the ministry said."The two pilots ejected safely and got rescued by an air force helicopter and a boat in the West Sea [Yellow Sea]," a ministry spokesman said, adding the cause of the accident was not immediately known.He said investigators were trying to collect debris off Taean County, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) southwest of Seoul.A South Korean F-16 fighter jet last crashed in July 2007, Yonhap news agency said.

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