US Air Force F-16 fighter jets take part in a joint aerial drills called Vigilant Ace between the US and the Republic of Korea at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek on Dec 6, 2017.
(KIM HONG-JI / POOL / AFP)
SEOUL – A US military fighter jet crashed in South Korea on Saturday, with no casualty reported, Yonhap news agency reported.
The F-16 fighter jet crashed into farmland at 9:31 am local time in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km south of the capital Seoul.
The city is where a key military base of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) is located.
One pilot on board the ill-fated combat plane escaped before the crash.
Most of the fighter jet was burned down. A police official was quoted as saying no other damage was reported as there are no private houses near the scene.