F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in Arizona Near Mexico Border

[pwjohn]

An F-16 fighter jet crashed during a night training mission in Arizona on Wednesday night, sparking a brush fire.

The status of the Fighting Falcon's pilot was unknown, according to the 162nd Wing of the Air Force National Guard. There was only one person on board, officials said.

The aircraft came down at around 8 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET), five miles east of Douglas Municipal Airport. The border town is about 230 miles southeast of Phoenix, just north of Mexico.

 

[pwjohn]

Link to the above article

F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in Arizona Near Mexico Border - NBC News

 

[pwjohn]

Locals are reporting that the jet may have crashed into a nat gas transmission line. No link

 

[Delta4Embassy]

An F-16 fighter jet crashed during a night training mission in Arizona on Wednesday night, sparking a brush fire.

The status of the Fighting Falcon's pilot was unknown, according to the 162nd Wing of the Air Force National Guard. There was only one person on board, officials said.

The aircraft came down at around 8 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET), five miles east of Douglas Municipal Airport. The border town is about 230 miles southeast of Phoenix, just north of Mexico.

Last time I heard about an F-16 going down it was because the pilot was commiting suicide. Not saying that's what happened here, but F-16s are incredibly reliable aircraft.

 

[pwjohn]

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV)-- The Cochise County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a F-16 fighter jet crashed in Leslie Canyon northeast of Douglas Wednesday night.

A Davis Monthan Air Force Base spokesperson says the jet was with the 162nd Wing Arizona Air National Guard based in Tucson.

A spokesperson for the 162nd Arizona Air National Guard tells KGUN9 the crash happened at 8 p.m. five miles east of the Douglas Municipal Airport.

The crash happened during a night training mission. One person was on board during the crash, but the status of the pilot is unknown.

We're also told the crash may have happened near a major gas line and one home may have been evacuated because of a fast-moving fire.

Residents in the area also say they heard a loud explosion and say the sky turned orange.

A board has been appointed to investigate the crash.

Stay with KGUN9 as this story develops.

 

[pwjohn]

An F-16 fighter jet crashed during a night training mission in Arizona on Wednesday night, sparking a brush fire.

The status of the Fighting Falcon's pilot was unknown, according to the 162nd Wing of the Air Force National Guard. There was only one person on board, officials said.

The aircraft came down at around 8 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET), five miles east of Douglas Municipal Airport. The border town is about 230 miles southeast of Phoenix, just north of Mexico.

Last time I heard about an F-16 going down it was because the pilot was commiting suicide. Not saying that's what happened here, but F-16s are incredibly reliable aircraft.

Actually the f-16's flying out of Tucson replaced the f-100 super Sabres they were still flying.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

An F-16 fighter jet crashed during a night training mission in Arizona on Wednesday night, sparking a brush fire.

The status of the Fighting Falcon's pilot was unknown, according to the 162nd Wing of the Air Force National Guard. There was only one person on board, officials said.

The aircraft came down at around 8 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET), five miles east of Douglas Municipal Airport. The border town is about 230 miles southeast of Phoenix, just north of Mexico.

Last time I heard about an F-16 going down it was because the pilot was commiting suicide. Not saying that's what happened here, but F-16s are incredibly reliable aircraft.

Even perfect machines are beset by the human equation. Night flying is very tricky, especially when flying nape of the earth to delay radar detection. It's almost to be accepted that this will happen now and then.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

An F-16 fighter jet crashed during a night training mission in Arizona on Wednesday night, sparking a brush fire.

The status of the Fighting Falcon's pilot was unknown, according to the 162nd Wing of the Air Force National Guard. There was only one person on board, officials said.

The aircraft came down at around 8 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET), five miles east of Douglas Municipal Airport. The border town is about 230 miles southeast of Phoenix, just north of Mexico.

Last time I heard about an F-16 going down it was because the pilot was commiting suicide. Not saying that's what happened here, but F-16s are incredibly reliable aircraft.

Actually the f-16's flying out of Tucson replaced the f-100 super Sabres they were still flying.

30+ year old aircraft F-16s. Amazing they're still in use at all.

 

[Indofred]

The status of the Fighting Falcon's pilot was unknown,

Hope he's dead so there's one less bastard in the world to kill civilians

 

[pwjohn]

An F-16 fighter jet crashed during a night training mission in Arizona on Wednesday night, sparking a brush fire.

The status of the Fighting Falcon's pilot was unknown, according to the 162nd Wing of the Air Force National Guard. There was only one person on board, officials said.

The aircraft came down at around 8 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET), five miles east of Douglas Municipal Airport. The border town is about 230 miles southeast of Phoenix, just north of Mexico.

Last time I heard about an F-16 going down it was because the pilot was commiting suicide. Not saying that's what happened here, but F-16s are incredibly reliable aircraft.

Actually the f-16's flying out of Tucson replaced the f-100 super Sabres they were still flying.

30+ year old aircraft F-16s. Amazing they're still in use at all.

I don't know why you'd be impressed by that. They can keep that old shit flying for as long as they want.
The b-52 is a perfect example of that.

 

[pwjohn]

The status of the Fighting Falcon's pilot was unknown,

Hope he's dead so there's one less bastard in the world to kill civilians

How sweet of you to think that

 

[pwjohn]

An F-16 fighter jet crashed during a night training mission in Arizona on Wednesday night, sparking a brush fire.

The status of the Fighting Falcon's pilot was unknown, according to the 162nd Wing of the Air Force National Guard. There was only one person on board, officials said.

The aircraft came down at around 8 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET), five miles east of Douglas Municipal Airport. The border town is about 230 miles southeast of Phoenix, just north of Mexico.

Last time I heard about an F-16 going down it was because the pilot was commiting suicide. Not saying that's what happened here, but F-16s are incredibly reliable aircraft.

Even perfect machines are beset by the human equation. Night flying is very tricky, especially when flying nape of the earth to delay radar detection. It's almost to be accepted that this will happen now and then.

There's not much to gain from night operations beyond taking off & landing, so they should probably keep that shit down to a dull roar

 

[longknife]

A military-related news source says the pilot was Iraqi training here in the USA

 

[pwjohn]

Interesting

 

[Katzndogz]

A military-related news source says the pilot was Iraqi training here in the USA

Where did you find that out?

 

[blastoff]

Assuming he had no bad intentions I hope the pilot's okay.

Now watch for the coming War on Gas Lines from the lefty idiots, in a never let a crisis go to waste sort of way.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

He was an Iraqi operating with the Jade Helm forces. He was shot down by Texas guardsmen operating covertly in the Mexican desert. The pilot survived and was spotted later at a WalMart outside of Phoenix.

 

[pwjohn]

A military-related news source says the pilot was Iraqi training here in the USA

Where did you find that out?

It was on local news. The guys been here training for four years.

 

[pwjohn]

Four years in training and he still can't fly a plane ?

 

[longknife]

A military-related news source says the pilot was Iraqi training here in the USA

Where did you find that out?

The military blog of Business Insider and Military.com