An F-16 Fighting Falcon like this one crashed Jan. 15 in the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot ejected safely and was rescued. The aircraft was from the 93rd Fighter Squadron from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ray Sarracino)
1/16/2008 - HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at about 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 in the Gulf of Mexico near Key West, Fla.
The pilot was picked up by a Navy helicopter crew and flown to a local hospital, where a physician examined him.
He was released from the hospital. The pilot was flying a training mission at the time of the accident.
The F-16 was based at Air Force Reserve Command's 482nd Fighter Wing from Homestead Air Reserve Base.
A board of officers will investigate the accident.
(Courtesy of Air Force Reserve Command News Service)
