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Article: AIR FORCE OFFICIALS RELEASE F-15 ACCIDENT REPORT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 25, 2008
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The U.S. Air Force issued the following press release:
A combination of human factors and aircraft anomalies caused a spin during a July 30 crash of a two-seat F-15D Eagle during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., according to an Air Combat Command accident investigation board report released Nov. 24 here.
The pilot in command, Lt. Col. Thomas Bouley, was killed in the mishap.
An observer pilot, a Royal Air Force flight lieutenant, sustained minor injuries and was treated and released.
The aircraft, valued at $38 million, was assigned to the 57th Wing at Nellis AFB.
According to the AIB report, the mishap pilot momentarily exceeded a technical order maneuvering limitation ...