F-16 jettisons two bombs and leads to Hill AFB explosion

F-16 jettisons two bombs and leads to Hill AFB explosion

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Story Published: Oct 22, 2009 at 10:17 PM MST

Story Updated: Oct 22, 2009 at 10:17 PM MST

By Todd Kunz

HILL AFB, UT - An explosion at Hill Air Force Base in Utah Thursday afternoon, after an F-16 is forced to jettison two bombs.

The pilot ran into trouble in the air and had to release two 500-pound bombs and two fuel tanks. One bomb hit an empty tin shack on the base, while a fuel tank landed at a munitions cache. No one was hurt and the pilot landed the jet safely.

No word on what happened to the second bomb.

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