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Old 02-20-2008, 02:03 PM
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331558,00.html

From what I've seen, it's usually not good when they say conditions of the pilots are unknown.
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Old 02-20-2008, 02:29 PM
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Pilots have been rescued/ Condition of the two pilots unknown
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Old 02-20-2008, 02:36 PM
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I had just read this. Here is the story I found.

Two F-15s collide in midair near Florida coast

26 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter planes collided in midair on Wednesday over the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City, Florida, during a training mission, officials said.
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The U.S. Coast Guard recovered one pilot and a second was reported missing after the one-seat F-15C Eagles crashed at 4:21 p.m. EST (2121 GMT) about 50 miles south of Tyndall Air Force Base.

The recovered pilot's condition was not immediately known.

The planes were from the Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing based at Eglin Air Force Base, near Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

(Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by John O'Callaghan)
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Old 02-20-2008, 02:37 PM
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Pilots have been rescued/ Condition of the two pilots unknown
Both were rescued? Guess yahoo is a little old.
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Old 02-20-2008, 03:06 PM
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MSNBC is saying both were rescued.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23262052/
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Old 02-20-2008, 03:14 PM
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Yahoo said that one was rescued and the other is missing. Hopefully they both turn up OK.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080220/...tary_midair_dc

Makes you wonder if it had anything to do with lack of proficiency due to the jets being grounded.
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Say a prayer boys.
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Old 02-20-2008, 05:32 PM
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Breaking news from Fox News, one of the two pilots has died.
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Old 02-20-2008, 06:42 PM
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Confirmed that one has died and the other is alive.
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Old 02-20-2008, 06:57 PM
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Condolences….
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