[Westlander]

The F-16's were sent from Selfridge AFB in Michigan.

[r9etb]

Investigators don't know why the pilot strayed hundreds of miles off course or whether he was dead or alive on impact.

The guy was undoubtedly dead, and the plane possibly on autopilot. Plane prolly crashed when it ran out of gas.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Last nights' live thread:

Plane Crash Near Charleston, WV

[El Gato]

The F-16's were sent from Selfridge AFB in Michigan.

That's Selfridge ANGB.

Selfridge ANGB, Mich. 48045-5046; 3 mi. NE of Mount Clemens. Phone: 586-307-4011; DSN 273-4011. Units: 127th Wing (ANG); 927th Air Refueling Wing (AFRC); Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps Reserve units; ARNG; US Coast Guard Air Station for Detroit. History: activated July 1917; transferred to Mich. ANG July 1971. Named for 1st Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge, killed Sept. 17, 1908, at Ft. Myer, Va., when airplane piloted by Orville Wright crashed. Area: 3,070 acres. Runway: 9,000 ft. Altitude: 580 ft. Full-time personnel: ANG, 454; AFRC, 247.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping.

[WKUHilltopper]

Come to think of it...did they ever find that (I think) A-10 packing live missles that went off course during a training mission over the Rockies? It happened like 7-10 years ago.

[lunarbicep]

Minnesota man whose plane crashed was part of air patrol