Thai fighter jet crashes, killing pilot

Authorities say a Thai air force pilot was killed when his F16 fighter jet crashed into a mountain in northern Thailand during a training drill.

Police Maj. Gen. Chamlong Nomsien says the aircraft has one of four planes from the Royal Thai Air Force taking part in the Monday exercise.

He said the planes took off from an air base in central Thailand and one of them suddenly vanished from radar.

Chamlong said that villagers in Tak province heard the blasting sound of the crash and later found the aircraft in ruins and the pilot's corpse.