Watch the moment an F-16 saves an unconscious pilot from hurtling to his death

The jet was plunging towards the Earth at a speed of around 1,200 kms/hr.

People have been amazed by footage released by the National Guard in America of a fighter jet taking over from a pilot who had passed out from G-forces.

Almost 300,000 have viewed the clip released by the Arizona Air National Guard yesterday of a training flight diving steeply as an unresponsive student pilot loses control.