00:00A fireball lit up the California desert, as an F-16 fighter jet plummeted from the sky near Death Valley.
00:06The jet belonged to the legendary Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force's elite aerobatics team.
00:12Mid-maneuvered during a high-speed training flight, something went wrong.
00:16Incredible footage shows the pilot ejecting just in time,
00:19parachuting safely as the $20 million aircraft crashes into the ground.
00:24Moments later, a massive explosion followed by a towering plume of black smoke.
00:29The crash happened just south of Trona Airport, near the edge of Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake,
00:35a highly restricted area where pilots train for split-second stunts at extreme speeds.
00:40These maneuvers are breathtaking at air shows, but dangerous to practice.
00:44Thankfully, the pilot survived with minor injuries and was rushed to a hospital in Ridgecrest.
00:49Authorities confirmed there's no danger to nearby communities.
00:53But one thing is clear. This was a close call in the high-stakes world of aerial precision.
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