HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. -- An Air Force Reserve Command F-16 fighter jet crashed about 11:05 a.m. March 12 approximately 75 miles south-southeast of Homestead ARB in the Florida Straits.
The aircraft was from the 93rd Fighter Squadron. At the time of the accident, it was flying a routine training mission. One pilot was on board and ejected safely. The pilot was successfully rescued.
A board of officers will investigate the accident.
USAF. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Rosario "Charo" Gutierrez)