1.媒體來源:
Tucson News Now /Arizona當地媒體
2.完整新聞標題:
Human remains found at site of F-16 fighter jet crash in Arizona
F16失事地點發現遺體
3.完整新聞內文:
BAGDAD, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) -
A spokesman for Luke Air Force Base confirmed late Thursday night that search
crews have located human remains at the site of an F-16 fighter jet crash
near Bagdad.
Flown by a student pilot from Taiwan, the jet from Luke Air Force Base near
Phoenix crashed Thursday morning in a remote area of northwestern Arizona,
authorities said. The pilot was feared dead.
"Additional tests will be conducted by a coroner for a final positive
identification," according to a news release from Luke AFB. "While this is
not conclusive, it is another indication the pilot did not survive the
accident."
Base officials said the man with the Taiwanese Air Force was flying solo and
engaged in air-to-air combat training with an instructor when his F-16 went
down for still unknown reasons.
"Our thoughts and focus continue to be on the family and giving them our full
support during this difficult time," Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, commander of the
56th Fighter Wing at Luke said.
Crews on the ground had been searching for the pilot, whose name wasn't
released, all day.
"All indications lead me to believe that the pilot did not survive the
accident," Pleus said at a late afternoon news conference. "But until we have
100 percent confirmation, we will continue search efforts."
Pleus said the student pilot had been in a training program for the past six
months at Luke, which is a major pilot-training base for the Air Force and
foreign military services.
The crash occurred at about 8:45 a.m. in rugged terrain about 10 miles
southwest of Bagdad in Yavapai County. The crash site, in a sparsely
populated area, was located by a helicopter crew about four hours later.
Bagdad is about 85 miles northwest of Luke, which is located in the Phoenix
suburb of Glendale.
Pleus said an interim safety board has been formed to conduct a preliminary
investigation into the crash.
Recent previous crashes involving F-16s from Luke included one on a training
mission in southern New Mexico. That pilot ejected safely.
An instructor pilot and a student pilot also ejected safely in June 2013
after their two-seat F-16 hit several birds during takeoff from Luke. The jet
crashed in a farm field. An Air Force investigation report said the
instructor pilot was at fault because he made a rapid climbing turn after the
bird strike, robbing the plane of airspeed and the ability to recover and
return to the base.
In July 2008, an Ohio Air National Guard pilot died when he blacked out and
his F-16 crashed in western Arizona. An Air Force investigation board found
that the 26-year-old pilot made an improper turn during a dogfighting
maneuver in which high gravitational forces came into play.
On Friday, Rep. Matt Salmon released this statement about the crash: "I offer
my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the Taiwanese pilot who
lost his life in yesterday's F-16 crash. Our nation will keep them, and the
nation of Taiwan, in our hearts during this difficult time."
Salmon serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs as Chairman of the
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
4.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):
http://tinyurl.com/zesbrxj
5.備註:
在F16失事地點發現了遺體,但還需要做辯識確認是否為該飛官
一旁進行訓練的教官說失事時正在做高G訓練
在該訓練時時速可達1100mph (1790km/hr) 沒有彈射的跡象
對於失事原因還需要做調查是否為人因或機械故障
(這是兩天前的新聞了 不過台灣媒體都沒有做追蹤報導就是)
鍵盤飛官 R.I.P.