Military sources confirmed Wednesday that a Thunderbird pilot safely ejected from an F-16C during a training mission over California. Fire crews in San Bernardino County responded to the crash near Trona Airport, close to the San Bernardino–Inyo county line. Early information from the San Bernardino County Fire Department indicated the incident may have involved an F-16 fighter jet operating near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The department told ABC7 Eyewitness News the pilot, who was initially in the care of the fire department, sustained moderate injuries.

Further information is expected to be released by the 57th Wing Public Affairs Office.

Initial Response

San Bernardino County Fire said on X that units from Station 57 were working with personnel from Naval Air Weapons Stati

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