BAGHDAD, November 12, SPA -- The U.S. military says an F-16 fighter jetwas destroyed after it caught fire during takeoff. The military says the pilot pulled out of the plannedtakeoff early Wednesday morning and the fire wasextinguished next to the runway at Balad Air Base north ofBaghdad. The pilot had no apparent injuries but was taken to ahospital at the air base for evaluation. The aircraft wasassigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Associated Press reported. The military gave no cause for the fire and says it willinvestigate the incident.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/606805