News F-16's collide over South Carolina

[Star Voyager]

Last night around 8:30 p.m. EST, 2 F-16's collided just off the coast of Charlston AFB in South Carolina. One pilot is still missing. Here is the rest of the story so far:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091016/ap_on_re_us/us_f16_collision_1

 

[n122vu]

Thoughts go out to the family of that pilot. Hopefully they will find him alive and well, if he was able to eject.

Reminds me of a similar accident here in Indiana about 5 years ago. Two F16s from the Indiana ANG collided during routine dogfighting training. One pilot was killed.
http://www.f-16.net/news_article1080.html

 

[Star Voyager]

Yes, there was too a similar case here over the Gulf of Mexico when 2 F-15's collided and on of the pilot's died. The 920th Rescue Wing from Patrick AFB was even alerted.

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Update: debris has been found:

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123173189