A U.S. National Guard F-15 Fighter Jet Has Crashed In Virginia

F-15 Reports Emergency, Crashes In Virginia Forest -- USA Today

An F-15C fighter jet based at a National Guard facility in Massachusetts crashed Wednesday into a national forest in central Virginia after reporting an in-flight emergency and losing radio contact, officials said.

The jet, from the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is a one-person craft and the status of the pilot was not immediately known, said Maj. Candice Ismirle, an Air Force spokesperson.

The Pentagon indicated the jet was en route to Louisiana from its base in located in Westfield, Mass. The pilot made a report of an inflight emergency, then lost radio contact, officials said

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Black Hawk Helicopters Buried In Fire Suppression FOAM At Oklahoma Army Base (Video)

Black Hawk Drowned! Alarm Test Gone Wrong Leaves Helicopters Buried In Fire Suppression FOAM At Army Base -- Daily Mail

* Ten Black Hawk helicopters were buried Tuesday morning at the Tulsa, Oklahoma Army National Guard base
* At one point, cyclonic winds created a foam-devil on the base
* Officials say none of the aircraft were damaged

A fire alarm test gone awry left a fleet of Black Hawk military choppers buried in fire suppression foam at an Oklahoma base Tuesday.

An outside contractor at the Oklahoma Army National Guard base was testing the safety system when the foam was accidentally triggered.

The result was a hangar brimming with the frothy white chemical and and ten high tech helicopters looking like a freak summer snow storm had blown through Tulsa.

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Update: Anti-fire foam spills at Oklahoma military base, covering copters -- CBS

My Comment: Oooppssss.

U.S. Sailor Survives Having A 50,000 lb F/A -18 Run Over Him On The Flight Deck Of The USS George H.W. Bush

The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, front, and the guided-missile cruisers USS Philippine Sea and USS Gettysburg participate in a group sail. All three ships are part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group and are underway conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Navy Visual News Service.Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Bash

Virginia Beach Sailor Loses Leg In Aircraft Carrier Mishap -- CBS

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is said to be one of the most dangerous places in the world. It’s something Heather Kolhepp’s family learned the hard way, after her son was run over by an F/A-18 Super Hornet aboard the USS George H.W. Bush while on deployment.

“On June 18th, we got a phone call saying there had been a critical injury to our son on the flight deck during an op,” said Kolhepp.

Her son Colin, an Ocean Lakes High School graduate, served as an Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Aircraft Handler.

They direct the movements of the jets on the flight deck – but something went horribly wrong that day when both of Colin’s legs got caught under the wheel of the Super Hornet.

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My Comment: Having a 50,000 lb F/A -18 jet fighter running over you usually means that you are dead. The fact that he survived is a miracle.