F-15s collide over Gulf of Mexico
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F-15s collide over Gulf of Mexico
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(CNN) -- A pair of F-15 fighter jets collided during a training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, according to Air Force officials.
Air Force search and rescue and U.S. Coast Guard crews were searching the Gulf for the pilots Wednesday afternoon. The planes were part of the 33rd Fighter Wing, a combat-flying unit based at Eglin Air Force Base.
The crash happened at about 3 p.m. local time and about 50 miles south of Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida.
The Pentagon said it was not immediately known how many crew members were missing -- although F-15Cs are single-seat jets.
(CNN) -- A pair of F-15 fighter jets collided during a training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, according to Air Force officials.
Air Force search and rescue and U.S. Coast Guard crews were searching the Gulf for the pilots Wednesday afternoon. The planes were part of the 33rd Fighter Wing, a combat-flying unit based at Eglin Air Force Base.
The crash happened at about 3 p.m. local time and about 50 miles south of Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida.
The Pentagon said it was not immediately known how many crew members were missing -- although F-15Cs are single-seat jets.
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CNN reporting USAF spokesman says "both pilots recovered and alive, but no word on their conditions".
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/20/jetcrash/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/20/jetcrash/index.html
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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - An Air Force fighter pilot died Wednesday after his jet and another likely collided during a training exercise and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The other pilot was rescued and is expected to survive.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/...Yqo.ed_lGs0NUE
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/...Yqo.ed_lGs0NUE
