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Old 30th Aug 2015, 09:36
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Originally Posted by Al R
I've been following the thread but not closely enough so apologies if this has been mentioned. Didn't a US Aggressor company lose a couple of Hunters in quite quick succession recently - were the circumstances similar?
Yes, ATAC lost two Mk.58's, one in 2012 and another in late 2014. Pilots killed in both incidents. Pilot of the 2012 crash had reported fuel transfer problems just prior to the crash, and I've not seen any reports yet about the 2014 crash on approach to Point Mugu.
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