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F-15E crashes in Afghanistan; 2 crew killed
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:55 pm
by Randy Haskin
Throw a nickel on the grass...
A 336 EFS F-15E lost in central Afghanistan last night, both the pilot and WSO confirmed killed in action.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiap ... jet.crash/
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:23 pm
by The Inspector
Saw the article in this morning local rag, any info yet? CFIT, missile, or system (s) failures?
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:58 pm
by Randy Haskin
The Inspector wrote:Saw the article in this morning local rag, any info yet? CFIT, missile, or system (s) failures?
Rumor mill is saying either CFIT or mechanical problem. It was at 3 am local time and they were not at a Troops-In-Contact (in other words, not dropping bombs or getting shot at).
Too early to know for certain, though.
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:32 am
by The Inspector
Tough deal for sure!!
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:09 pm
by Django
Randy, have you heard anything more about the cause?
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:09 am
by Randy Haskin
Just a follow up to this.
I can't say too much because the report that is currently out is privileged, but this accident was indeed CFIT, not hostile action or mechanical failure.