Air Force Pilot Killed In F-16 Crash

Photo: US Air Force Thunderbirds in action at RIAT.

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot has been killed after his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed over the Nevada Test and Training Range. 

The incident occurred during a "routine aerial demonstration training flight".

An investigation is now taking place to find out the cause of the accident.

The Thunderbirds are the US equivalent to the RAF Red Arrows and travel around the world putting on aerobatic displays. 

It follows the death of Red Arrows engineer, Corporal Jonathan Bayliss, who died when the Hawk jet he was travelling in crashed at RAF Valley.

The jet was beginning a routine flight from RAF Valley to RAF Scampton following simulator/ground training when it crashed.