By Gabe WhisnantShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberAn F-16 Thunderbird crashed Wednesday in a remote desert area just south of the Trona Airport, near the edge of Death Valley National Park, leaving the pilot with minor injuries.
Videos posted to social media shows the F-16 crashing with the pilot ejecting.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds account posted on X, "On December 3, 2025, at approximately 10:45 a.m., a Thunderbird pilot ejected safely from a F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during a training mission over controlled airspace in California. The pilot is in stable condition and receiving follow-on care. The incident is under investigation and further information will be released from the 57th Wing Public Affairs Office."
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