Prayers sent!
Posted on 10/15/2009 8:44:37 PM PDT by gura
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SC (WIS) - Two Air Force F-16 jets based out of Shaw Air Force Base collided off the coast of South Carolina Thursday night, and one of them is missing.
Air Force officials said the fighters were assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing collided in mid-air over the Atlantic Ocean about 8:30pm on Thursday near Myrtle Beach. The aircraft were participating in night training maneuvers, officials said.
The aircraft carried one person each. One F-16 was able to land safely at Charleston AFB, and the pilot is being examined by Air Force medical personnel.
The location of the other F-16 and its pilot is unknown at this time. A search is underway involving the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and aircraft from Charleston AFB.
A board of officers will investigate the accident. As soon as additional details become available, they will be released.
WIS-TV: One F-16 was able to land safely at Charleston AFB; the location of the other F-16 and its pilot is unknown. A search is underway.
needed,
more UAVs
Crap. F=16 ping.
Prayers.
Prayers. Please.
Prayers up!
/johnny
Godspeed. RIP.
http://www.islandcrisis.net/2009/10/f-16-collides/
Two F-16 jets of the US Air Force have collided just some minutes ago near the coast of South Carolina. One of the F-16 fighter plane has successfully landed at Charlestone Air Force Base with much damage while the 2nd plane is still missing along with the pilot.
Search are underway. Coast Guard News just updated that one of the plane is down in the Atlantic Ocean and there is no news of the pilot for now as rescue team are deployed near the collision spot.
This post will be updated as soon as more information comes in.
Coast Guard responds to report of military air collision off South Carolina coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard responded Thursday night to a report of a collision between two military aircraft approximately 30-miles northeast of Charleston.
According to a news release, Coast Guard Sector Charleston received a report from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., at approximately 8:30 p.m. that two military aircraft collided and that one of the aircraft was down in the Atlantic Ocean.
Search and rescue personnel we immediately dispatched from Charleston to to assist in the operation.
Involved in the search are:
An HH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Air Facility Charleston
The Coast Guard Cutter Yellowfin from Charleston
A Coast Guard Station Charleston small boat
Stay with News 13 and scnow.com for more on this developing story as details become available.
Mod: Breaking News?
Prayers going up for the pilot’s safety!!
Wonder what the WH reaction will be? “One less plane and pilot to decommission as we destroy America’s military, wooot!”
/sarc
Prayers on the way for the missing pilot.
Prayers up.
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=79588&catid=2
Shaw Pilot and F-16 Missing After Mid-Air Collision
No updates yet.
Also prayers of thanks for the safety of one pilot.
Yes.
Thanks.
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