Pilot Survives Michigan F-16 Crash Amid Hydrazine Spill Evacuations
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An F-16 from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland crashed during a Michigan training exercise, and the pilot ejected safely. Authorities evacuated about a one-mile radius due to a hazardous hydrazine spill from the jet’s emergency power unit. The incident adds to a record of F-16 mishaps since 2000, with a separate December Thunderbird crash in California where the pilot also ejected.
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