Air Force Thunderbird F-16 crashes after practice for Ohio air show

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Air Force Thunderbird F-16 crashes after practice for Ohio air show
By Stephen Carlson and Doug G. Ware   |   June 23, 2017 at 10:30 PM

June 23 (UPI) -- A U.S. Air Force pilot and tactical maintenance worker were hospitalized Friday after a fighter jet crashed at an airport in central Ohio, military officials said.

The plane, part of the USAF Thunderbird Air Demonstration Squadron, flipped over on the runway while landing at Dayton International Airport at about 12:20 p.m. Friday, the Air Force said in a statement.

Two people on board were hospitalized with injuries and are in good condition, the Thunderbirds said via Twitter.

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