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| Military jet collides with small plane at South Carolina airport, two killed | Military jet collides with small plane at South Carolina airport, two killed |
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| Federal officials have confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet collided with a small plane while in midair in rural South Carolina, killing the two people in the smaller plane. | Federal officials have confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet collided with a small plane while in midair in rural South Carolina, killing the two people in the smaller plane. |
| The Berkeley County coroner has identified the two deceased as Mike and Joe Johnson, a father and son. Joe, 30, was piloting the small plane with Mike, 68, as his passenger, according to the Charleston Post and Courier. | |
| The Air Force has said that the pilot of the military jet ejected to safety. | The Air Force has said that the pilot of the military jet ejected to safety. |
| BREAKING: Air Force official says pilot of F-16 that collided with small plane ejected to safety. | BREAKING: Air Force official says pilot of F-16 that collided with small plane ejected to safety. |
| #BREAKING: Reports of mid-air crash between F-16 and small plane in South Carolina. http://t.co/KZAsUM4C80 #nbc4i pic.twitter.com/oIpMaxd6PH | #BREAKING: Reports of mid-air crash between F-16 and small plane in South Carolina. http://t.co/KZAsUM4C80 #nbc4i pic.twitter.com/oIpMaxd6PH |
| The Federal Aviation Administration released a statement saying that the military jet crashed into a Cessna C150 at about 11 am on Tuesday. | The Federal Aviation Administration released a statement saying that the military jet crashed into a Cessna C150 at about 11 am on Tuesday. |
| The accident occurred about 11 miles north of Charleston. | The accident occurred about 11 miles north of Charleston. |
| North Charleston Fire Department spokeswoman Bianca Bourbeau told the AP that the agency has sent a chief and a marine unit to assist Berkeley County with a reported plane crash, and will send other help as needed. | North Charleston Fire Department spokeswoman Bianca Bourbeau told the AP that the agency has sent a chief and a marine unit to assist Berkeley County with a reported plane crash, and will send other help as needed. |
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