The World : F-16 Crashes in Town; 2 Die
A U.S. Air Force F-16 jet fighter slammed into the middle of a West German town of 6,000 people and exploded, killing the pilot and at least one resident, injuring 16 people and forcing scores to evacuate. The F-16 struck at least five homes in the town of Forst, about 60 miles south of Frankfurt. The pilot, who was on a training mission, was identified as Lt. Thomas Edward Doyle, 24, of Oroville, Calif. Wreckage was scattered over a wide area, and several hours after the flames had been doused, black smoke still billowed from the town. The jet, part of the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, was assigned to nearby Hahn Air Base.
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