F-15 pilot named, was rescued by Coast Guard

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Oahu-based Coast Guard crews rescued Hawaii Air National Guard pilot Lt. Col. Christopher Faurot after his F-15 crashed into the Pacific Feb. 1 about 60 miles south of Oahu. Three rescue aircraft crews from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point and crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard cutter Ahi, an 87-foot patrol boat, immediately responded to the incident, which occurred at 1:37 p.m.


F-15 pilot named, was rescued by Coast Guard
By Suzanne Roig and Kim Fassler - Honolulu Advertiser
Posted : Tuesday Feb 5, 2008 16:46:59 EST

The Air Force yesterday identified Lt. Col. Christopher Faurot as the pilot of the F-15 fighter that crashed in the ocean off O’ahu on Friday.

Neighbors last night said they had begun to wonder if the downed pilot might be Faurot after not seeing signs of him, his wife or children over the weekend.

“I’m just glad he’s all right,” said Scilla Purington, who lives across the street from the Faurots’ home in Lanikai. “When we heard, we immediately thought it might be him.”

Purington described Faurot as a “great guy” with a “lovely family.”

The pilot ejected from the plane and was plucked from the ocean by helicopter and taken to The Queen’s Medical Center in good condition and in good spirits, military officials said after the crash.


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