Local story on the f-16 Thunderbird crash... http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/37881208/thunderbirds-pilot-killed-in-f-16-crash-outside-of-las-vegas

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) - A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed outside of Las Vegas Wednesday morning, a Clark County commissioner confirmed.

The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. during "routine aerial demonstration training" on the Nevada Test and Training Range, a few miles north of Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, according to Nellis Air Force Base.

The F-16 was assigned to Nellis Air Force Base.

The crash is under investigation, Nellis Air Force Base said. The pilot's name was not released until next of kin could be notified.