Thursday, July 31, 2008
F-15 crashes in Nevada during training flight, one pilot killed
F-15 crashes in Nevada during training flight, one pilot killed
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2008 - An U.S. F-15 fighter has crashed over the Nevada desert during a training flight, killing one pilot and injuring another, a spokesman for the Andrews Air Force base said on Thursday.
"A pilot from Nellis Air Force Base was killed after an Air Force F-15D Eagle crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range, approximately 50 miles east of Goldfield, Nev., at approximately 11:30 a.m. [18.30 GMT] on July 30," the spokesman said.
The other pilot was admitted to the base hospital and is in a stable condition, the spokesman added.
The F-15D two-seater plane, assigned to the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, was participating in a combat training mission as part of Exercise Red Flag 08-03.
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