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| An Air Force F-16 jet has crashed outside of Las Vegas at Nellis Air Force Base during routine training on the Nevada Test and Training Range, officials said Wednesday. The pilot's condition is unknown. | |
| The incident occurred at 10:30am on Wednesday. | |
| Nellis Air Force Base is home to the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, which claims to be the largest air combat training centre in the world. | |
| Last April a US F-16 crashed several miles outside Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The pilot managed to escape to safety using a parachute. | |
| An Air Force investigation found the crash was caused by an improperly-assembled engine. | |
| F-16s jets cost around $22 million each. | |
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