Fighter jet crashes at Singapore airbase

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2024-05-08T22:57:30+05:00 AFP

An F-16 fighter jet crashed at a military airbase in Singapore on Wednesday with no casualties, the defence ministry said.


"The pilot successfully ejected and the plane crashed thereafter within Tengah Air Base," it said in a statement.


"The pilot is conscious and able to walk. He is receiving medical attention and no other personnel are hurt."


The ministry said the Singapore jet "experienced an issue during take-off and the pilot responded in accordance with emergency procedures."


It added that it had begun investigating the crash.


Such incidents are extremely rare in the city-state which has the most advanced air force in Southeast Asia.


In 2010, a military helicopter made an emergency landing at an open field near a residential area due to issues with the engine.

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