Posted on 12/09/2020 9:47:58 PM PST by Lera
A Wisconsin-based fighter jet crashed in a national forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula while on a training mission and searchers were looking Wednesday for the pilot, who was the only person aboard, authorities said.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Madison crashed about 8 p.m. Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs said in a statement.
The cause of the crash, as well as the status of the pilot, weren't immediately known, the statement said. The plane went down in Hiawatha National Forest, about 250 miles (402 kilometers) northeast of the base.
"We are a close knit family and when an incident like this occurs, every member in our organization feels it," said Col. Bart Van Roo, 115th Fighter Wing commander. "Right now the safety of our pilot along with search and rescue efforts are our top priority, and we will continue to pray for the pilot's safe return."
The 115th Fighter Wing participated in a coordinated search effort with local emergency responders, the U.S. Coast Guard and other government agencies overnight. Search and rescue efforts on the ground, in the air, and in the water continued, the department said Wednesday.
The crash site is in Delta County, which is located on the shores of Lake Michigan. It was initially secured by local emergency responders, but military personnel and safety and security personnel from the 115th Fighter Wing have now responded, the department said.
Delta County Sheriff Ed Oswald said the crash occurred in the county's northeastern corner in a rural area within Hiawatha National Forest, which spans about 879,000 acres (355,718 hectares), according to the forest's website.
"It's a very remote area with no cellphone service," he said.
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Seriously?
Not biting.
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Wait. What?
The F16 is missing and that what Hall Turner is saying happened . He also said the earthquake off Maine wasn’t an earthquake , it was a bunker buster bomb . Listen to the show it’s good ad worth the time .
The F16 is really missing and that is what Hall Turner is saying happened . He also said the earthquake off Maine was not an earthquake . He said it was a bunker buster bomb . If you have the time and ability listen to the beginning of the show cause it’s good.
Put the bong down. Step away from the twinkies.
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Does Hal have any advertisers who can help me get out of a time share? I don’t know why but I am just imagining that he does.
Rusty! Steve! Get your men rec nnnettle staffs out of bed! Theres news out there to be cut and pasted into blogs! What are you doing asleep! Get to work! Lenora’s gonna scoop you two!
Does shortwave have commetcials? Or listeners?
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I listened. I call bullshit. And I want that 30 minutes of my life back. Or a certified cashier’s check. I’m a cheap date.
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Hell, the next rush will be posting half sentences about this before you even get your staffs at half mast!
Good question! But they likely sell gold coins!
This guy is already on shortwave. If he loses that job, he’ll have to teach his listeners how to read morse code.
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Look the f16 is really missing .
As far as Hall Turner goes I don’t know but I thought it was interesting considering the story on Brietbart yesterday about China training in Canada and I have heard stories coming out of there off people seeing Chinese in uniform in Canada
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