"A pilot was hospitalized after a Thunderbird F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed during an Air Force training mission Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Trona in rural San Bernardino County, military officials said Fire officials responded along with the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake to the aircraft emergency near the San Bernardino County and Inyo County line, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department."
"Crews helped suppress a fire in the dry lake bed area near Trona that started after the plane crash. The pilot, the only occupant of the plane, ejected from the Thunderbird F-16C Fighting Falcon around 10:45 a.m. during a training mission over controlled airspace in California, according to the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. They were treated and taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening, the Fire Department said."
An F-16C Thunderbird crashed near Trona in rural San Bernardino County during a training mission Dec. 3. The pilot ejected around 10:45 a.m., was treated, and transported to a hospital with injuries reported as not life-threatening. Fire crews and personnel from Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake responded and suppressed a fire in the dry lake bed started by the crash. Fire officials advised the public to avoid the area but stated there was no threat to surrounding vegetation or the community. The incident occurred over controlled airspace and remains under investigation; no further details were immediately available.
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