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US military F-16 fighter jet crashes near Spangdahlem Air Base

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An F-16 fighter jet has crashed at the United States Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany on Tuesday afternoon. Witnesses reported observing the aircraft rapidly descend before a column of black smoke rose near the runway. Casualties and the cause of the crash have not yet been reported.

Category: military-aircraft-loss · Location: Unresolved

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Global Events Monitor. US military F-16 fighter jet crashes near Spangdahlem Air Base. 2026-09-22T14:28:10.688Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3208. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/3208/revision/a551bfa2a26a00cbaf40f91973adfcba7b9397e4d48729ae84e5ac90353032e4

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