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Pilot killed as U.S. F-16 crashes in Jordan
December 1, 2014 (by
Lieven Dewitte) -
A U.S. Air Force pilot was killed when the F-16 he was flying suffered a mechanical malfunction and then crashed in Jordan as he attempted to return. The incident occurred at about 23.00h ET Sunday, U.S. Central Command said in a statement today.
Even though the pilot was assigned on a combat mission to bomb ISIS targets in the Middle East, the crash itself was not combat-related and there is no evidence the jet was brought down by enemy fire.
The block 50 F-16CJ had a mechanical malfunction shortly after takeoff, and the pilot attempted to get back to an airstrip in Jordan but did not make it.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, and per military policy pilot's name has not been immediately released.
Update 02 Dec 2014
The Department of Defense has confirmed that it was thirty-year-old Captain William H. “Pyro” Dubois who died in the crash. Captain Dubois was a native of New Castle, Colorado and assigned to the 77 FS “Gamblers” stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. He is survived by his wife.
An RJAF F-16AM, USAF F-16C , Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet and a Mirage from the PAF fly in formation over the Dead Sea on October 27th, 2010 during Falcon Air Meet 2010 at Azraq AB. [USAF photo by TSgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf]
The block 50 F-16CJ had a mechanical malfunction shortly after takeoff, and the pilot attempted to get back to an airstrip in Jordan but did not make it.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, and per military policy pilot's name has not been immediately released.
Update 02 Dec 2014
The Department of Defense has confirmed that it was thirty-year-old Captain William H. “Pyro” Dubois who died in the crash. Captain Dubois was a native of New Castle, Colorado and assigned to the 77 FS “Gamblers” stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. He is survived by his wife.
In Memoriam
Additional images:
An F-18 Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 20 FW at Shaw AFB, an F-16 from the RJAF and a Mirage from the PAF fly in formation over Wadi Rum in Jordan on October 27th, 2010. The flight formation occurred during the 2010 Falcon Air Meet at Muwaffaq Salti AB. [USAF photo by TSgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf]
USAF F-16C block 30 #88-0399 from the 160th FS is taxiing out during a deployment in the Gulf region. [USAF photo]
USAF F-16C block 40 #89-2075 from the 4th FS prepares for take off during the scramble competition in support of the Falcon Air Meet on October 19th, 2011. [USAF photo by SrA. Asha Kin]
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