U.S. Air Force Pilot Safely Ejects Before F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes In California Desert

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the United States Air Force’s elite Thunderbirds demonstration squadron crashed in the Southern California desert on 3 December 2025, during a routine training mission, but the pilot ejected safely and sustained only minor injuries.​The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. local time over controlled airspace near Trona, an unincorporated community in the
An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the United States Air Force’s elite Thunderbirds demonstration squadron crashed in the Southern California desert on 3 December 2025, during a routine training mission, but the pilot ejected safely and sustained only minor injuries.​The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. local time over controlled airspace near Trona, an unincorporated community in the
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