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Dice-man
 Post subject: A-10 crashes in germany
PostPosted: 01 Apr 2011, 20:29 
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Sounds like the pilot suffered some injuries but, hopefully he/she will be OK.

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123249631
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Most same news, but this is from the 52nd public affairs.
For updates you can follow. If you see the pics. The A-10 totally destructed.

http://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/
With pictures from Germany internet news.
http://www.rhein-zeitung.de/fotos/bilde ... ,7118.html
http://www.volksfreund.de/nachrichten/r ... 37,2735180

52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

4/1/2011 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed about 3:57 p.m. local time today north of the city of Wittlich near Laufeld.

The aircraft was from Spangdahlem Air Base. At the time of the accident, it was on a routine local training mission. A single pilot was on board the aircraft and has been removed from the scene and transported for medical treatment. Details regarding the pilot's conditions are not available at this time. The name of the pilot is being withheld until family members have been notified.

First responders are currently at the scene and have the situation under control. A board of officers will investigate the accident

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By some of the pictures, it looks like the pilot got out just in time...the parachute was very close to the crash site.

Glad he/she is OK.

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Glad the pilot is ok!!

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Managed to drop it in an empty area, too.

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More information also about the pilot.
http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123249780

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Glad the pilot got out ok, another ACES II success story.
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Bacon Bits wrote:
Glad the pilot got out ok, another ACES II success story.


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HOLY SHIT!!! I know the pilot pretty well. One of my favorites when I was at DM. Glad to hear he's ok.

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Glad the pilot is OK, too. sorry another irreplaceable Hawg is lost, though.

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I can well imagine after looking at the map, that he got hurt because he stayed with it as long as possible, to avoid the town.

Great job and I salute his sacrifice to ensure no one else got hurt.

Sad to loose another A-10 though.

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Ice Pirate wrote:
I can well imagine after looking at the map, that he got hurt because he stayed with it as long as possible, to avoid the town.

Great job and I salute his sacrifice to ensure no one else got hurt.

Sad to loose another A-10 though.


From what I'm hearing, no decisions were made, he just stayed with it too long.
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Not a good week for military air! First a Hog down, then a Reaper UAV crashed at Holloman, and now an F/A-18 went down from NAS Lemore in California (pilot and WSO didn't make it).

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