F-16 Crashes Near Key West; Pilot Ejects Safely

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MiamiHerald.com
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.
 
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