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Fuerza Aérea de Chile Landing Accident

A Fuerza Aérea de Chile General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon suffered an accident landing at Cerro Moreno airport in Antofagasta.

The plane suffered some damage but the pilot was unhurt.

The incident caused delays at Cerro Moreno airport.

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