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January 15, 2008 KEY WEST, Fla. -- An F-16 fighter plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday evening during a routine training mission, a spokesman for Homestead Air Reserve Base said.
The plane went into waters west of Key West at about 7:30 p.m., said spokesman Tim Norton. The plane's pilot, whose name has not been released, ejected from the aircraft and was picked up by a Navy helicopter.
Norton said the pilot was taken to a Key West hospital and was released hours later.
The pilot is assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing, based in Homestead, Norton said.
Authorities are investigating the crash.
January 15, 2008 KEY WEST, Fla. -- An F-16 fighter plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday evening during a routine training mission, a spokesman for Homestead Air Reserve Base said.
The plane went into waters west of Key West at about 7:30 p.m., said spokesman Tim Norton. The plane's pilot, whose name has not been released, ejected from the aircraft and was picked up by a Navy helicopter.
Norton said the pilot was taken to a Key West hospital and was released hours later.
The pilot is assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing, based in Homestead, Norton said.
Authorities are investigating the crash.