An F-16 Fighting Falcon, similar to this one, was reported missing in the Gulf of Mexico south of Panama City, Fla., on Thursday. The Air Force and Coast Guard are searching. The one pictured is from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off at Balad Air Base on April 21. The F-16 pilots provide close air support to U.S. Army ground units by identifying improvised explosive devices and emplacers in the area and possibly engaging them before they endanger the lives of U.S. and coalition forces. (Staff Sgt. Julianne Showalter, U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Coast Guard, Air Force Seek Missing Pilot In Gulf of Mexico -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The United State Air Force and Coast Guard crews searched the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday for a missing pilot whose F-16 fighter jet lost contact with its base during a routine training mission, officials said.
The aircraft, based out of Tyndall Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle, was believed to have crashed about 57 miles south of Panama City, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
No wreckage has been located, the Air Force said.
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More News On Reports Of A U.S. F-16 Crashing In the Gulf Of Mexico
F-16 missing from Tyndall AFB thought to have crashed in Gulf -- Stars and Stripes
F-16 jet believed to have crashed in Gulf of Mexico -- AP
Tyndall Air Force Base loses contact with F-16, assumes it crashed into Gulf of Mexico: report -- New York Daily News
F-16 missing over Gulf of Mexico — Coast Guard searches for Fla. pilot -- Washington Times
Tyndall crews searching for missing F-16 -- Air Force Times
F-16 Jet Crashes in Gulf of Mexico, Crews Searching for Pilot -- NBC
Air Force F-16 fighter jet missing off Florida Gulf Coast -- Nola.com
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