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rickair7777 12-09-2020 07:25 AM
F-16 Down in MI
 
WANG Viper down in MI, pilot status unknown.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/f-16-figh...pper-peninsula

kaputt 12-09-2020 10:10 PM
Fate still unknown. Hoping for the best.

rickair7777 12-10-2020 07:06 AM
Originally Posted by kaputt (Post 3168920)
Fate still unknown. Hoping for the best.
Damn. It's cold up there this time of year. Fingers crossed.

galaxy flyer 12-10-2020 08:21 AM
I’m beginning to wonder if he landed in a lake and entangled in his chute. Long time without any contact.

rickair7777 12-10-2020 09:37 AM
Originally Posted by galaxy flyer (Post 3169046)
I’m beginning to wonder if he landed in a lake and entangled in his chute. Long time without any contact.
Yeah. Didn't the AF have a problem with locator beacons a few years back?

firefighterplt 12-10-2020 10:44 AM
Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 3169085)
Yeah. Didn't the AF have a problem with locator beacons a few years back?
AF has had lots of egress equipment issues...far too many...

UAL T38 Phlyer 12-10-2020 04:16 PM
He didn’t make it. :( Nickel on the grass....

kaputt 12-10-2020 09:48 PM
Man it's really not going to look good if it's another egress failure on a Viper. The fact that the pilot wasn't found immediately has me worried about that.

Nickel on the grass. :(


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