It’s being reported now that an F-16 jet has crashed at Nellis Air Force Base a few minutes ago:
BREAKING: There has been an 'incident' with an aircraft @NellisAFB. Air Combat Command will not go into detail at this time -- crash, what kind of aircraft -- but more on the way soon.
— Oriana Pawlyk (@Oriana0214) April 4, 2018
Confirmed, there is some kind of an incident. Nellis will be releasing a statement in the next 10-15 minutes with more details. https://t.co/N1nFVDuLxz
— Stephen Losey (@StephenLosey) April 4, 2018
Reports are coming out of #Nellis Air Force Base in #Nevada of an F-16 #fighter crash. Not yet confirmed, details to follow. This photo shows an F-16C during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis on 19 March. pic.twitter.com/vELqwlAOlR
— Chris Cavas (@CavasShips) April 4, 2018
BREAKING: F-16 jet crashes at Nellis Air Force Base outside Las Vegas, officials say https://t.co/JOYsig3BJT
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 4, 2018
An Air Force F-16 jet crashed Wednesday at Nellis Air Force Base outside of Las Vegas, defense officials told Fox News.
The status of the pilot, or pilots, was not immediately clear.
The incident marks the third crash of a U.S. military aircraft since Tuesday, when a Marine Corps helicopter crashed during exercises along the U.S.-Mexico border in California, killing four crew members.
Also on Tuesday, a Marine Coups AV-8B Harrier jet crashed in the East African nation of Djibouti during a training exercise. The pilot ejected and is currently in “stable condition.”
Trump tweeted over five hours ago that four Marines lost their lives in a crash yesterday:
Our thoughts and prayers are with the four U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing who lost their lives in yesterday’s Southern California helicopter crash. We pray for their families, and our great @USMC.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 4, 2018
That makes 3 US military crashes in 2 days: a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier in Djibouti and a Marine CH-53E helicopter at El Centro CA yesterday, and a USAF F-16 at Nellis today. pic.twitter.com/7FJp1Qh1Jw
— Chris Cavas (@CavasShips) April 4, 2018
UPDATE:
Here’s the USAF press release on the crash:
Here's the USAF release on today's F-16 crash at Nellis pic.twitter.com/IlqdJxy6i3
— Brian Everstine (@beverstine) April 4, 2018
I’ll have more on this as soon as it develops…