Pilot dies in F-16 crash
AMSTERDAM — A Belgian Air Force pilot was killed on Friday when his F-16 fighter jet crashed near the Dutch island of Vlieland.
His body was recovered during a search by the Dutch coast guard hours after the crash.
The plane had taken off from the Florennes air force base in Belgium on Friday morning with three other F-16s for a military exercise.
A Belgian military investigation commission has been sent to the scene of the accident to determine the cause of the crash.
Defence Minister André Flahaut has offered his sympathies to the pilot's family, newspaper 'De Standaard' reported.
This is the third fatal crash involving Belgian F-16s in recent years.
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