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A Hungarian Air Force pilot was seriously hurt when his Yak-52 caught fire in mid-air. Both pilots were able to land back at a military air base in the city of Szolnok.

By User:VargaA (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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An F-16 with the Arizona National Guard’s 162nd Wing crashed on Jun. 24 and the Iraqi defense ministry has confirmed the aircraft was flown by one of its pilots.

Photo: Lockheed Martin
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A F-16A from the Royal Thai Air Force went into a ditch at Wing 1 on Jun. 24 after the jet lurched forward when the engine was started.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Joshua Gunderson (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/887567) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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