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The text is an e-paper update from “The Hindu” newspaper, dated December 4, 2025, focusing on a news report. The main news item is about a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jet that crashed during a training mission in Southern California on December 3, 2025. The pilot ejected safely and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred near Trona, in the Mojave Desert. An investigation is underway.

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Thunderbird Jet Crashes in California Desert; Pilot Safe

Trona, CA – December 4, 2025 – A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed during a training mission in Southern California on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025. The incident occurred near Trona, an unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert.

According to a statement from Nellis Air Force Base, the crash happened around 10:45 a.m. while the jet was operating in controlled airspace. The pilot successfully ejected from the aircraft and is currently being treated at a local hospital for injuries described as non-life-threatening by the San Bernardino County Fire Department, who responded to what was termed an “aircraft emergency.”

This incident marks the latest in a history of crashes involving the elite Air Force demonstration squadron. The Thunderbirds, known for their precision aerial maneuvers and tight formations, were formed in 1953 and typically train out of Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas.

The cause of the crash is currently under investigation. Further information will be released by the 57th Wing Public Affairs Office as it becomes available. This crash comes three years after a Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed near Trona in 2022, killing the pilot.

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