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 Posted: Mar 14, 2008 - 11:05 PM
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Seen today on the USAF site:
3/14/2008 - LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFPN) -- An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 62nd Fighter Squadron here crashed about 12:00 p.m. today south of Alamo Lake, Ariz.
At the time of the accident, the F-16 was on an air-to-air student training mission. One pilot was on board. The status of the pilot is unknown at this time.
A board of officers will be convened to investigate the accident.
As soon as additional details become available, they will be provided.
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123090350
Bye
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MsPointyHead
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Posted: Mar 14, 2008 - 11:27 PM
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| I hope they find the pilot ok! I'll be prayin for the pilot and the squadron tonight... |
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e6bill
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Posted: Mar 14, 2008 - 11:30 PM
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| 62nd again?? THAT is the squadron that should be shuttered. Any news on the driver? |
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falconmaintainer
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 12:21 AM
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Ouch 62nd is getting hammered. Hopefully when they get their new birds (63rd CG's) things will go better. I am praying that the Pilot is safe.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/glen ... 14-ON.html
*Edit* Oh, mis-informed about who was getting what, oops  |
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TimmayMan
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 01:26 AM
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| My prayers go out to the Aircrew and maintainers of the 62nd. Hopefully things work out the best they can. |
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 02:07 AM
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ISTR foreign Viper drivers train at Luke AFB, such as Singaporeans and Taiwanese?
I wonder if the accident pilot happens to be non-American? |
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 02:13 AM
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TimmayMan wrote:
My prayers go out to the Aircrew and maintainers of the 62nd. Hopefully things work out the best they can.
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JochemP
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 02:39 AM
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| Hope the pilot's OK, waiting for some good news. |
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56thfighterwingfan
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 07:19 AM
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| I am not 100% sure but right now it is not looking good. |
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sulfer732
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 07:25 AM
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| we won't get the Blk 42's. 61st will. |
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 07:37 AM
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| We will be getting the 61st's low airframe hour; high FMC rate jets. a number of our acft are to BRAC within the year. the 61st will be BRAC'ing a few of theirs as well. the jets are old... i am very pleased to say that our maintainers do an awesome job with these aged acft. |
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 09:10 AM
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,338048,00.html
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The Air Force pilot of a F-16 that crashed Friday near Phoenix is unlikely to have survived, an Air Force source has told FOX News.
The source said a witness saw the plane go down but no parachute, and the crash might have occurred when the pilot lost consciousness due to flying conditions.
A definitive cause of the crash and the condition of the pilot still aren't available.
The crash occured at about noon Friday south of Alamo Lake, Ariz., during a student training mission out of Luke Air Force Base. The pilot was the only person on board.
I hope they're wrong! |
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 09:12 AM
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Does anyone know the serial or tail number of this plane?
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vinnie
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 01:53 PM
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| I was in the 62nd from 85-90, we only lost one jet the whole time, it was mine, 87-363. |
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Posted: Mar 15, 2008 - 02:01 PM
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AV8NLVR wrote:
Does anyone know the serial or tail number of this plane?
Bruce
Info we have says it was 84-1273 |
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