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1 posted on 07/17/2009 10:57:12 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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One more F-15 not to be replaced by the F-22.

Prayers for the crew.


2 posted on 07/17/2009 11:00:30 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

Pj’s get em back yet ?


3 posted on 07/17/2009 11:00:35 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: STARWISE

Uncertain ping.


5 posted on 07/17/2009 11:02:11 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=44972

Same story no update.


6 posted on 07/17/2009 11:04:05 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

Prayers. Don’t sound good. Godspeed.


14 posted on 07/17/2009 11:22:26 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (oic)
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To: Jet Jaguar

U.S. F-15 fighter jet crashes in Afghanistan
Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:14am EDT Email | Print | Share | Reprints | Single Page [-] Text [+]
KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday with two crew members on board, the U.S. military said.

The condition of the two crew was not known, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement, adding the crash was not due to hostile action. The crash took place at 3:15 a.m. local time (2245 GMT on Friday).

“There is an active investigation going on at the site at this time,” Air Force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Reid Christopherson said by telephone from a U.S. base in Qatar, adding that he was unable to provide further details.

Although the Air Force declined to comment on whether the pilots had survived, it did not describe any effort to rescue them.

The Strike Eagle is a variant of the F-15 supersonic jet designed to strike ground targets and provide close air support for infantry. It has been deployed widely in both Afghanistan and Iraq.


15 posted on 07/17/2009 11:22:51 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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U.S. Military: F-15 Fighter Jet Crashes in Afghanistan, Two Crew Killed
Saturday, July 18, 2009
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KABUL — A U.S. military F-15E fighter jet crashed in Afghanistan early Saturday, killing two crew members, a U.S. military spokesman said.

U.S. military spokesman Col. Greg Julian said a second fighter aircraft traveling with the jet that went down saw no evidence of enemy fire.

No fighter jets have crashed in Afghanistan in years. Militants are able to shoot down helicopters with rockets, but are not known to have the anti-aircraft weaponry necessary to bring down a high-flying jet.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533700,00.html


18 posted on 07/17/2009 11:26:12 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

Prayers for the crew.


19 posted on 07/17/2009 11:28:09 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Jet Jaguar; Kathy in Alaska

Sad ping, Kathy...


25 posted on 07/18/2009 12:01:08 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (BG x 2 (and a heartbeat was heard today....))
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To: Jet Jaguar

Prayers for the crew and their families.


32 posted on 07/18/2009 10:23:57 AM PDT by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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