DIYARBAKIR - A F-16 fighter of the Turkish Air Force crashed in the south eastern province of Diyarbakir soon after take off, military authorities reported Monday. The pilot of the plane, who was on a training flight, parachuted to safety. The plane, attached to the Second Tactical Air Force, crashed some four and a half kilometres from the runway, coming to rest near the village of Gonendi in Diyarbakir’s Carikli Municipality.
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