F-16 crashes in Gulf of Mexico

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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)

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