Two Oklahoma Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets flying a training exercise out of Tulsa collided in midair over southern Kansas, causing one of the pilots to eject from the aircraft.
Oklahoma National Guard spokesman Col. Max Moss says neither pilot was seriously injured in the collision Monday afternoon southwest of Howard, Kansas.
Moss says the pilot of one jet was able to return to Tulsa International Airport and landed safely. That aircraft was met on the tarmac by several fire and rescue vehicles.
The second jet crashed and burned in a field in Kansas.
Moss said the pilot of the crashed plane was taken to McConnell Air Force Base hospital in Wichita for evaluation, but is not believed to be seriously injured.
He said the collision occurred during a training exercise northeast of the Elk County town of Moline.
The jets are assigned to the 138th Fighter Wing based at the airport.
A Tulsa International Airport spokeswoman says all runways remained open and referred other questions to the National Guard.
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