An F-16 fighter jet from Singapore crashed on the Tohono O'odham Reservation in Arizona, killing the pilot.
A tribal member who witnessed the crash said the jet "came down like a falling star in a straight line." The crashed occurred near the village of Pisinimo.
The pilot, from Singapore, was training at the nearby Luke Air Force Base. All F-16s have been grounded since the accident on Wednesday night.
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Singapore F-16 down near Ajo
(The Arizona Daily Star 5/21)
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Fighter jet crashes on Tohono O'odham Reservation
Friday, May 21, 2004
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