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摘要

Two Air Combat Command F-16Cs assigned to the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing collided in midair during an Aug. 1 routine training mission off the coast of Chincoteague, Va., about 70 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. The Coast Guard recovered one pilot who ejected from his aircraft following the collision, according to a unit release. The second aircraft was able to return home to JB Andrews, Md. Medical personnel evaluated both pilots at Andrews; they released one and transferred the second to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.,forfurther treatment of minor injuries. The cause of the mishap remains under investigation.