Luke F-16 Crashes:

Dec. 7, 2006

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The instructor pilot and student pilot flying an F-16 from Luke AFB, Ariz., ejected safely from the fighter before it crashed Dec. 4 on the Barry Goldwater Range. The Air Force is investigating the accident.

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