Iraqi pilot crashes F-16 near Douglas, fate unknown
Source: The Republic | azcentral.com
A military fighter jet crashed Wednesday night near Douglas, and the status of the pilot is unknown, the 162nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard reported in a Facebook post.
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Iraq's Defense Ministry and the Arizona Air National Guard didn't have information on the fate of the pilot, who was the only person aboard when the plane went down during a Wednesday night training mission.
A statement from the 162nd Wing sent around 12 p.m. on Thursday confirmed the fate of the pilot was still unknown while "rescue efforts continue(d)."
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The crash sparked a brush fire near a gas line but the gas line did not rupture, according to a Cochise County Sheriff's spokeswoman.
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I wondered what had been going on with the freaking planes the last few days.
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