(CNN) — A pilot ejected from a U.S. F-16 before it crashed Tuesday (August 11 PHT) in a forested area in Germany's Bavaria region, the U.S. Air Force said.The pilot was safe, though it wasn't immediately clear if there were any injuries, the Air Force said.The plane had taken off from the U.S. Air Force's Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany, more than 140 kilometers (about 90 miles) west of Frankfurt.Details about what caused the crash weren't immediately available.This story was first published Read more [...]

(CNN) — A pilot ejected from a U.S. F-16 before it crashed Tuesday (August 11 PHT) in a forested area in Germany's Bavaria region, the U.S. Air Force said.The pilot was safe, though it wasn't immediately clear if there were any injuries, the Air Force said.The plane had taken off from the U.S. Air Force's Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany, more than 140 kilometers (about 90 miles) west of Frankfurt.Details about what caused the crash weren't immediately available.This story was first published Read more [...]

A US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C based out of Spangdahlem AFB in Germany has crashed during a training exercise in Bavaria.Assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron, the F-16 was conducting a training exercise from the US Army’s Garrison Bavaria in Grafenwoehr on 11 August when it crashed at 09:38 local time near Engelmannsreuth in Bayreuth.The USAF says the pilot of the single-seater variant ejected safely, and that the cause of the accident is under investigation.USAF F-16 flying out of Spangdahlem Read more [...]

A US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C based out of Spangdahlem AFB in Germany has crashed during a training exercise in Bavaria.Assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron, the F-16 was conducting a training exercise from the US Army’s Garrison Bavaria in Grafenwoehr on 11 August when it crashed at 09:38 local time near Engelmannsreuth in Bayreuth.The USAF says the pilot of the single-seater variant ejected safely, and that the cause of the accident is under investigation.USAF F-16 flying out of Spangdahlem Read more [...]

A US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C based out of Spangdahlem AFB in Germany has crashed during a training exercise in Bavaria.Assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron, the F-16 was conducting a training exercise from the US Army’s Garrison Bavaria in Grafenwoehr on 11 August when it crashed at 09:38 local time near Engelmannsreuth in Bayreuth.The USAF says the pilot of the single-seater variant ejected safely, and that the cause of the accident is under investigation.USAF F-16 flying out of Spangdahlem Read more [...]

The lesbian head of a Caritas afterschool day care center in Bavaria, who lost her job in April because she and her partner planned to register their partnership, can return to her job under a new, revised German church law. At the time, her dismissal caused great agitation in Holzkirchen, a small market town south of Munich, especially among the parents of the children attending the center. Mayor Olaf von Löwis says he is "very relieved" that the head of the care center, who wishes to remain unnamed Read more [...]

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Berlin is Germany’s most popular tourist city but Bavaria is the number one tourist destination. Berlin is young, trendy and full of history, while the southeastern region attracts foreign visitors with landmarks like Neuschwanstein Castle.

But fear not Manchester United fans, he’s not pining for his old club Bayern!

In fact, the 31-year-old who joined the Red Devils for  £14.4million last month, is planning a trip to Bavaria with Wayne Rooney.

Schweinsteiger has revealed he is trying to convince Rooney to take the squad to Munich for the annual beer festival Oktoberfest.

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