Col. William Lutmer took command of the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, on June 30, 2025. Lutmer, a ...

Aircraft Was From 52nd Fighter Wing. A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at approximately 3:00 pm local time (1300 GMT) near Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany close to the German ...

The pilot was able to eject to safety. Police said the plane came down in the Zemmer area, between the city of Trier and the U.S. Air Force’s Spangdahlem Air Base.

Scat VII, a P-51 Mustang once flown by triple-ace fighter pilot Robin Olds, flies along an F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, May 28, 2019.

OBERKAIL, Germany — An Air Force F-16 fighter crashed near Spangdahlem Air Base on Thursday, but the pilot safely ejected near a small German village four miles from the airfield. The plane ...