An F-16 crashed into a warehouse after attempting to land. The pilot ejected and was being medically evaluated. The cause of the crash may have been caused by a hydraulic failure! Props to weapons for doing a fantastic job loading because had one thing been wrong that warehouse might not be there anymore!
BREAKING: Here is a closer look at the hole in the building after the F-16 crashed. @foxla pic.twitter.com/iGYkxd7p72
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) May 16, 2019
FoxNews Reports An F-16 fighter jet crashed into a warehouse while attempting to land at March Air Reserve Base in Southern California, an Air Force official confirmed to Fox News late Thursday.
The pilot was not hurt and there were no immediate reports of injuries on the ground, said Maj. Perry Covington, director of public affairs at the base.
Interstate 215, which runs between the base and the warehouse, was closed in both directions, backing up rush-hour traffic for miles.
Television news footage showed a large hole in the roof and sprinklers on inside the building about 65 miles east of Los Angeles. The jet’s cockpit canopy was on a runway and a parachute had settled in a nearby field.
The pilot ejected and was being medically evaluated, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
The F-16 is assigned to the Air National Guard, officials said. One official told Fox News that the F-16 was one of the alert jets for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and was armed…
