A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed near the Trona airport in southern California on Wednesday, the military confirmed. The pilot safely ejected and is in stable condition. US Air Force Sgt Jovante Johnson said the aircraft was an F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the Air Force Thunderbirds, the service's aerial demonstration squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The jet went down at about 10:45 local time on Wednesday during a training mission. The cause of the crash is under i