F-16 jet crashes in western Louisiana; pilot safely ejects
By Rachel S. Cohen
Mar 23, 03:36 PM
This story was updated at 4:21 p.m. EST on March 23.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet crashed in western Louisiana midday Wednesday, a state police spokesperson has confirmed to Air Force Times.
The Oklahoma Air National Guard jet went down in an uninhabited, wooded area of Beauregard Parish, near the Louisiana-Texas border south of Fort Polk. Its pilot safely ejected and was taken to the Army base, Louisiana State Police Trooper First Class Derek Senegal said.
The area’s terrain was making it difficult for law enforcement to reach the crash site, he added. Troops from Fort Polk and Barksdale Air Force Base, about 125 miles north in Shreveport, are handling the recovery and investigation.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/03/23/f-16-jet-crashes-in-western-louisiana-pilot-safely-ejects/
