Still, no word about the pilot who was piloting an F-16 and crashed near Caliente, NV. They have located the crash site but no word on the pilot.
This crash comes on the heels of a F-16 crash in Adams County, WI., on June 7, 2011. From NYCavation: The pilot was conducting a routine training flight with an F-16 Fighter Falcon jet aircraft from the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing over Adams County, Wisconsin, when the accident occurred at around 1:20 p.m. local time.
The unnamed pilot was able to eject safely and was recovered south of Chester, Wisconsin, around 70 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The pilot was being medically evaluated, the U.S. Air Force said. http://nycaviation.com/2011/06/f-16-pilot-ejects-safely-as-fighter-jet-crashes-in-southern-wisconsin/
I also blogged about this crash in Wisconsin as it occurred close to where I used to teach:
A pilot from the Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard escaped serious injury while ejecting from an F-16 fighter jet over Adams County around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, officials said.Norma Pourchot, 79, said the jet came within a few feet of the roof of her house in the town of New Chester before slamming into a vacant vacation home about a block away....
http://lasvegasbadger.blogspot.com/2011/06/f-16-crashes-near-my-old-stomping.html
Seems to me that there maybe something going on with the F-16 or nicknamed, Lawn Dart because it's sudden pitch down when it is in trouble, just like a lawn dart.
So, again, pray for the pilot and his family during these tring times and search and rescue to find the guy.
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