Fighter jet crashes at Singapore airbase
The pilot successfully ejected and the plane crashed thereafter within Tengah Air Base.
SINGAPORE - An F-16 fighter jet crashed at a military airbase in Singapore on Wednesday with no casualties, the defence ministry said.
"The pilot successfully ejected and the plane crashed thereafter within Tengah Air Base.
"The pilot is conscious and able to walk. He is receiving medical attention and no other personnel are hurt," it said in a statement.
The ministry said the Singapore jet "experienced an issue during take-off and the pilot responded in accordance with emergency procedures."
It added that it had begun investigating the crash.
Such incidents are extremely rare in the city-state which has the most advanced air force in Southeast Asia.
In 2010, a military helicopter made an emergency landing at an open field near a residential area due to issues with the engine. - AFP
