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One pilot dead, other injured in Air Force jet crash

A military plane based at Beale Air Force Base in Sacramento went down Tuesday morning in Sutter County.

Air Force officials have confirmed one pilot has died and another has been injured following a plane crash in Sutter County.

The Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady, based out of Beale Air Force Base in Marysville, crashed shortly after takeoff just after 9 a.m. Tuesday near Sutter Buttes, according to officials.

The jet was assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Squadron. The two pilots onboard were part of a training exercise, but ejected from the jet for reasons unknown at this time.

Beale AFB is located eight miles east of Marysville.

This is a developing story.

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