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Air Force Instructor Pilot Fatally Injured in Ejection Seat Accident in US
Instructor pilot dies after ejection seat activates on ground. Ejector seats save lives but have also failed in accidents.
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Instructor pilot dies after ejection seat activates on ground. Ejector seats save lives but have also failed in accidents.
The pilot of a $100 million stealth fighter jet parachuted safely into the backyard of a home in South Carolina after a malfunction forced him to eject from the aircraft, causing the plane to crash into a wooded area about 60 miles away.