ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60333
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 February 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 81-0043 |
| MSN: | 793/C226 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Over the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eglin Air Force Base, near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. |
| Eglin Air Force Base, near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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.
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.
Sources:
Scramble 354
http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/02/20/us-usa-military-midair-idUSN2040236920080220
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2011 07:54 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2011 08:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
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