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USAF F-16 Down in the Yellow Sea. Pilot Safe.

http://www.f-16.net/news_article1699.html

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I actually heard the pilot is Ok.

From the USAF...a little more detail, but not much more.

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123017298

Yeah, that was our wing jet too. I'm involved in the investigation so I can't talk about what happened. Sucks for the pilot though. He was pretty excited about flying too.

And from what I have heard, life support got all the credit for him getting out.

Here's an update: <a href="news_article1705.html">Decision on salvage of downed F-16C is pending</a>.

egresstroop wrote:

And from what I have heard, life support got all the credit for him getting out.

Gotta give credit to someone, 'cus the crew chief is fucked.

LetsFixer wrote:

egresstroop wrote:

And from what I have heard, life support got all the credit for him getting out.

gotta give credit to someone

cus the crew chief is fucked

Yeah, but Egress is the one who actually maintained the seat that got him out, he would still be at the bottom of the sea if it wasn't for egress.

Of course they got the credit for him getting out, no one else works on the seat! No need to pat backs or lay blame until the investigation is complete.

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Of course they got the credit for him getting out, no one else works on the seat! No need to pat backs or lay blame until the investigation is complete.

You are very correct about the blame.....wait until they are finished.

Of course if Egress gets a pat on the back for their system working and making sure the pilot was safe, then shouldn't the crew chiefs get the same pat on the back everytime the jet comes back code one?

Nobody should be eager to get credit or point blame... the bottom line is that a human being survived. I am sure that the family of this individual is shaken up with knowing that their loved one brushed death.

As for the maintainers, well, I am confident that our crew chiefs,avionics,weapons, egress, life support, and all other involved agencies did their jobs correctly. Sometimes machines fail. It is ashamed to lose a jet, but it is always more difficult when a loss of life occurs in conjunction... This not being the case.

I worked on almost all the block 40's in the 35th when they were at moody... about 10 to 13 years ago. any idea what the serial # that was lost is?

According to previous posts and the article above, it was <a href="f-16_fighting_falcon_airframe-2861.html">89-2013</a>, the wing jet.

2013 was the wing jet at one point I am sure, but was it still?

Two years ago I was TDY to the Kun, and it still had the wolf painted on the tail. To my understanding, that had to be removed. Any truth to that?

If it was <a href="f-16_fighting_falcon_airframe-2861.html">89-2013</a>, that is too bad. I was actually the ADCC on that aircraft from 95-97 while assigned to the 69th FS at moody. TSgt Paul Spillane, at the time, was the DCC. Sergeant Spillane made master sometime after and may or may not still be in the AF.