Richard6
Well-Known Member
From CNN News:
Here is a photo of the crashed F16;
Doesn't look very crashed does it. Guess the pilot is optional.
Glad the the pilot was able to get out without damaging himself or other people/things.
Richard
A Thunderbirds F-16 crashed south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, after it and other Thunderbirds flew over a graduation ceremony attended by President Barack Obama.
Lt. Col. Christopher Hammond, commander of the Air Force's Thunderbirds demonstration team, told reporters that the pilot, Maj. Alex Turner, experienced an unspecified problem as he was trying to land after the flyover and ejected.
"He had already put his gear down, and that's when the incident occurred," Hammond said, adding that Turner radioed that he was maneuvering so he wouldn't hit any houses. "He made a conscious effort to direct his aircraft away from some of the local neighborhoods."
Here is a photo of the crashed F16;
Doesn't look very crashed does it. Guess the pilot is optional.
Glad the the pilot was able to get out without damaging himself or other people/things.
Richard