The U.S. Air Force accidentally dropped a 300-pound fuel tank onto a residential neighborhood in the Florida Panhandle — and managed not to hit anything, according to Eglin Air Force Base.

The 300-pound fuel tank was attached to an F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 96th Test Wing, according to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. This is not the jet that dropped the tank. U.S. Air Force ...