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A father of two and decorated combat veteran has been identified as the Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot who died in a plane crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula earlier this week. Capt.
Scott Francis O'Grady (born October 12, 1965) is a former United States Air Force fighter pilot.On June 2, 1995, he was shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina by a 2K12 Kub (NATO designation SA-6 "Gainful") mobile SAM launcher and forced to eject from his F-16C into hostile territory.
A top Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, just weeks after the long-awaited planes arrived in the country a Ukrainian military source told CNN.
KYIV (Reuters) -An F-16 fighter jet used by Ukraine crashed on Monday, Kyiv's military said, the first such loss reported since the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made planes in the country was ...
Oleksii Mes (20 October 1993 – 26 August 2024) was a Ukrainian fighter pilot with the call sign "Moonfish" of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He died when his F-16 crashed while repelling a Russian missile attack, according to the Ukrainian military.
The mishap pilot died when his ejection seat failed. [176] 3 October A Pakistan Air Force F-7P Skybolt crashes at bhakkar after suffering a bird strike. The pilot safely ejected. [224] 12 November A Swiss Air Force PC-6 crashes on the Simmental in cause of bad weather conditions. One pilot and four soldiers dies in the crash. [225] 21 November
An F-16 Fighting Falcon of the 113th Wing, the unit involved in the interception. The Cessna was intercepted at approximately 3:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Two F-16 jets from the 113th Wing at Joint Base Andrews engaged in supersonic flight over the capital region, [4] [5] were the first to reach the Cessna, and attempted to contact the ...
Ukraine said Thursday that one of its F-16 fighter jets made by the United States crashed while repelling a Russian air strike, killing the pilot onboard. A U.S. official confirmed to CBS News the ...