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patt_sue
post Oct 16 2012, 07:43 PM

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QUOTE(xtemujin @ Oct 16 2012, 06:58 PM)
(TNI-AU Hawk 200) Jet fighter pilot survives deadly crash
By Aditia Maruli | 16 October 2012 Tuesday | 16:37

Pekanbaru (ANTARA News) - The pilot of a Hawk 200 jet fighter which crashed near a housing area in Pekanbaru at 9.47 am local time has luckily survived.

According to an eyewitness, the ill-fated jet fighter was performing an aerobatic manoeuvre, along with two other similar aircraft, above the housing area.

"All of a sudden, the jetfighter piloted by Reza Yuli seemed out of control and started falling from the sky," said Jefri, a local resident.

"I was in my house when this happened. First, I heard a loud explosion. Then I saw the pilot ejecting from the plane and descending with a parachute," he explained.

Seconds after the loud explosion, the plane nosedived into an empty field near the housing area, Jefri added.

Despite the explosion, the pilot managed to survive the deadly aerial incident.

"The pilot is alive. I saw him behind a neighbour's house," Jefri stated.

While witnessing the horrifying incident, some of the area's residents ran helter-skelter in a bid to save their own lives.

"At that time, we were scared there might be more explosions," Jefri said.

According to initial reports, the plane belonged to the Indonesian Air Force and was on a routine training mission before it crashed.

Not long after the incident, hundreds of military personnel cordoned off the crash site from journalists and nearby residents.

http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/85044/je...es-deadly-crash
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post Nov 16 2012, 12:10 PM

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F-22 Raptor Jet Crashes At Tyndall Air Force Base

An F-22 Raptor jet crashed near US 98 on Tyndall Air Force Base Thursday afternoon. The pilot was able to eject safely and there were no injuries on the ground.

The News-Herald reports the plane crashed just south of Panama City took place about 3:30 pm and noted that Bay County Sheriff’s deputies and Mexico Beach Police officers were on the scene to assist with traffic control. A HAZMAT team was in place as well. A stretch of the highway was shut down after the accident, and an Air Force spokesman added that the pilot was under medical supervision.

“The pilot safely ejected and is in the hands of medical personnel,” said Herman Bell, Tyndall Air Force Base spokesman.

The Air Force Times reports the single-seat stealth fighter jet is part of a program that has been plagued with problems. The Raptor cost $190 million and since 2008 pilots have reported hypoxia-like symptoms. There has been at least one fatal crash involving an F-22 and the fleet was grounded for four months in 2011. The Air Force eventually acknowledged problems with the plane’s oxygen supply. The cause of this particular crash was not yet known.

Sources on the scene said the plane crashed and burned, the wreckage ending up in a wooded area near the highway and not far from the Air Force base’s drone runway.

Tyndall Air Force Base is located 12 miles east of Panama City, Florida. The 325th Fighter Wing is stationed there. Tyndall Air Force base had a population of nearly 3,000 at the time of the 2010 census.

The F-22 Raptor plane that crashed Thursday is manufactured by Lockheed Martin.


Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/400724/f-22-rapto...tRh2HdjFGKvu.99

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