First female A-10 instructor also went head first at Range 1.
F-16 down head first on NTAC.
2 F-16’s collide at R-4.
My guys picked him up in a 2 wheel ranger.
Other guy landed GB AFAF with half a right side wing.
I hated going to plane crash recovery. What a mess.
One A-10 pilot was on his last training flight when he nosed-in. His wife was on the road to their next base in Florida and the AF had to get the state cops to stop her and let her know. What a sad day.
This crash was strange in that the biggest piece of the crash was the pilot who was still in his seat and his oxygon mask was still on. I guess the armor plate below the seat kept him together. Only one I had to cut the pilot out of the seat.
At that time, Luke AFB had a German squadron who flew F-104s. Those F-104s crashed all the time but I didn’t mind going to those crashes as the pilots always got out. If a warning light came on, they would immediately punched-out.