I n what's become a holiday tradition, Santa Claus gave his reindeer the day off and flew into Edwards Air Force base in an F-16 fighter jet to spready holiday joy to the base's children.

The Kremlin claimed on Thursday that it shot down an American-made F-16 Fighting Falcon. The multirole combat aircraft was allegedly struck by a Russian air defense system over southeastern Ukraine.

Santa Claus is coming to town and everyone can watch where he travels on NORAD and Google. ... NORAD also tracks Santa with U.S. Air Force F-15, F-16, F-22 and Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter jets.

In what's become a holiday tradition, Santa Claus gave his reindeer the day off and flew into Edwards Air Force base in an F-16 fighter jet to spready holiday joy to the base's children.

However, Kyiv did confirm in August that an F-16 was lost while attempting to shoot down a Russian cruise missile, and there have been reports since then that it may have been a friendly fire ...

In what's become a holiday tradition, Santa Claus traded his sleigh for an F-16 fighter jet to spread holiday joy to the base's kids.