Air Force: Missing F-16 pilot had no opportunity to eject after midair collision off SC coast

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — Authorities say an Air Force pilot had no opportunity to eject after a collision between two F-16 fighter jets offshore, and Coast Guard searchers say they’ve shifted efforts to finding his body and recovering the plane’s wreckage.

Air Force: F-16 pilot likely died instantly in midair collision; search of Atlantic called off

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — An Air Force pilot likely died instantly when his F-16 fighter jet collided with another over the Atlantic Ocean, authorities said Saturday.

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SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — A new military approach in Afghanistan may mean buzzing rather than bombing the enemy, according to the general taking over the air war there.

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