TRONA, Calif. (AP) — A fighter jet with the Air Force's elite Thunderbirds demonstration squadron crashed in the Southern California desert Wednesday, but the pilot managed to eject safely, the ...
A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed in the California desert, turning a routine training flight into a stark reminder of the risks that come with high-performance military ...
Opposition politicians frame incident as readiness problem created by high operational tempo, ageing airframes and slow equipment delivery.