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Two F-16s collide over Georgia, both pilots safe

By Jamie McIntyre
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Two F-16s collide over Georgia, both pilots safe

Two Air National Guard F-16s collided in the skies over Georgia Tuesday night, just two weeks after two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets collided off the North Carolina coast on a routine training mission, Air Force officials said.

In both accidents, the pilots ejected safely, the fighter jets were lost, and a formal investigation is underway.

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