According to CCTV news, the Turkish Ministry of Defense issued a statement on social media on February 25, saying that an F-16 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force crashed that day and one pilot died.
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The statement said that the fighter jet took off from a base in Balikesir Province in northwestern Türkiye and lost contact after 0:56 local time on the 25th. The fighter plane has now been confirmed to have crashed, its crash location has been determined, and the pilot has died. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
According to CCTV International News, citing Yonhap News Agency and other Korean media, an F-16 fighter jet of the South Korean Air Force crashed during a night flight training in Yeongju City, North Gyeongsang Province on February 25. The pilot escapes.
The South Korean Air Force stated that the accident caused no casualties on the ground and that the cause of the accident is under investigation. According to South Korean media, the crash of the fighter plane triggered a nearby mountain fire, and residents near the incident site were evacuating urgently.
In addition, according to the Associated Press report on February 25, Philippine officials said on the 25th that a U.S. military aircraft carrying five U.S. service members attempted to take off from a road during emergency training in the northern province of the Philippines and hit a concrete barrier during the process. All personnel on board were injured.
According to reports, on the afternoon of the 24th, the accident occurred on a concrete bypass road in Lawak Town, Pangasinan Province. The pilot and two other US soldiers were sent to the hospital for treatment after the accident. Two other injured people were treated at the scene, police said in a preliminary report.
Three Philippine officials said the training involved a U.S. Air Force transport plane taking off and landing at an "alternative landing zone." The cause of the accident is under investigation, they added. The three officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the incident publicly.
