A 300-gallon fuel tank detached from an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet while flying near Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The tank landed in a residential area, narrowly missing an elementary school, cars, and people. It landed between two houses, leaving behind wreckage and the smell of fuel.
Massive fuel tank falls from fighter jet, lands in Florida neighbuorhood — narrowly missing elementary school
The supersonic F-16 Fighting Falcon was soaring near the Eglin Air Force base at 11 am Tuesday, when the massive container of gas came crashing down in Niceville, military officials said. “Only by the grace of God, it landed between two houses,” Niceville City Manager David Deitch told Mid Bay News.
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