akruse21,
Thanks for posting that link  ! I'm thrilled beyond belief that the pilot got out OK  !
I'll post the article you referenced for easier reading  .
Quote:
F-15 crashes in Indiana; pilot ejects safely
Jet from Missouri Guard; no injuries on ground
By Ryan Lenz - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday May 30, 2007 12:50:46 EDT
VINCENNES, Ind. — An F-15 fighter jet on a training mission crashed Wednesday in a farm field just outside this southwestern Indiana city, authorities said. The pilot parachuted to safety, the military said, and no injuries were reported on the ground.
Knox County Sheriff’s Officer Shawn Brown said the military jet crashed on Vincennes’ south side and officers were securing a 100-yard radius around the crash site.
The pilot apparently was able to walk to a police officer and was taken to Vincennes Hospital to be checked, said Capt. Jim Jensen with the Indiana Air National Guard in Terre Haute.
“It sounds like he’s fine,” Jensen said.
The jet was from the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Fighter Wing, headquartered at Lambert field in St. Louis, Capt. Tamara Spicer said in a statement. It was conducting standard training maneuvers as part of a four-aircraft formation when it down around 10 a.m. No other aircraft was involved, Spicer said.
Dark gray smoke was still visible two hours after the crash in a field between two farm houses and near large power lines.
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