Air Force Jet Crashes in Arizona

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Air Force Jet Crashes in Arizona

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - An Air Force F-16 crashed Wednesday during a training mission over the Barry M. Goldwater bombing range in southwestern Arizona. The pilot ejected safely.

The F-16, out of Luke Air Force Base, was flying an air-to-air training mission as part of a four-jet formation. Before the start of an aerial engagement, the pilot, Maj. Anthony Barrell, said he had a problem and turned the jet toward the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field to recover, a base spokesman said. He ejected en route to Gila Bend.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.

It was the eighth crash since fall 1998 involving a jet flying a mission out of the base in Glendale, west of Phoenix.

The $20 million jet was part of the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke, which is the world's largest F-16 training base.

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-- Uncle Bob (UNCLB0B@AOL.COM), February 17, 2000

Answers

Lately, we have seen SO MANY stories about airplane and other accidents. Typically, each story contains a sentence such as: "The cause of the crash was under investigation" in this one.

My question: WHERE is the follow-up??? Doe anyone ever really know the "cause" of the problem? Why doesn't this make the news?

-- No Polly (nopolly@hotmail.com), February 17, 2000.


It's being covered up because the cause is Y2K related.

-- (jeffDD@ticon.net), February 17, 2000.

An F-16 crashed near Moody Air Force Base in Georgia on Wed. night.

-- Rosearbor (Rosearbor@hotmail.com), February 18, 2000.

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