February 20, 200817 yr Word just now flowing on CNN. No details on which base (Eglin or Tyndall). link (MOBILE, Ala.) Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Coast Guard in Mobile says it is actively searching Gulf waters for two F-15 Fighter Jets reported missing from Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle. NBC15 News has been told the search was launched after the jets apparently lost radio contact with the tower at Eglin. The search is being conducted about 30 miles south of Panama City in the Gulf of Mexico. Jets and helicopters have already been dispatched to the area by the Coast Guard and ships are also on the way. Join us for NBC15 News at 5 and 6 PM for further details on this developing story.
February 20, 200817 yr SAF/PA press release. Hope the two dudes are OK. PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Public Affairs Release No. 020208 February 20,2008 F15 Crash EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Two Air Force F-15C Eagles were reported missing today at approximately 2 p.m. CST in the Gulf of Mexico. The two aircraft were assigned to the 33d Fighter Wing. At the time of the accident, they were on a training sortie. Active search and rescue efforts are underway. A board of officers will investigate the accident. Additional details will be provided as soon as they become available.
February 20, 200817 yr Author The article I posted saying both pilots were ok was indeed an old report. It was given to me by my squadron Intel officer as the story was breaking, I will kill him tomorrow. I take the hit as I guess I should always trust, but verify. This is a tragic day for the Gorillas and the Nomad family.
February 20, 200817 yr when the RCC stood us down, the USCG was 17 min out from the location. And that's where I fell out of the loop.
February 21, 200817 yr Officials: Pilots rescued after two F-15Cs collide (CNN) -- Two Air Force fighter pilots have been rescued after their F-15C jets collided during a training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, according to Air Force officials. Both pilots are alive, but Eglin Air Force Base spokeswoman Lois Walsh said she was unable to comment about their conditions. The planes were from the 33rd Fighter Wing, a combat-flying unit out of Eglin Air Force Base, near Pensacola, Florida. The crash happened about 3 p.m. about 50 miles south of Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida. U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer James Harless said helicopters, airplanes and ships were deployed from Florida, Alabama and Louisiana to help with the search. Air Force search and rescue and U.S. Coast Guard crews raced to the scene of the collision to pick up the two fliers, who had been on a routine training mission. In January, a top Air Force general said a manufacturing defect blamed for causing a midair breakup of an F-15 Eagle fighter, which occurred in November, might lead the Air Force to permanently ground a quarter of those warplanes. There is no information that points to a manufacturing defect as the cause of Wednesday's incident.
February 21, 200817 yr The article above makes it sound like the Paves got em. Good job guys. That article that mentioned the 16 SOW was from a midair 12 years ago. Today's rescuers were Coasties. We got stood down before we could launch. We were an hour and a half away, the Coasties were only 17 mins away. They win (not that it was a contest, it's just frustrating to get a mission drop and someone else beats you to it, even when it's the logical call). Glad the pilots are ok. Edited February 21, 200817 yr by stract
February 21, 200817 yr EDIT: Nevermind, my reading comprehension sucks. Edited February 21, 200817 yr by busdriver
February 21, 200817 yr To the Life Support and other troops that keep those systems in working order. We were all quite relieved with CNN provided us with our Intel update that the pilots made it out. Linda
February 21, 200817 yr Latest from Foxnews. Not good. https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331558,00.html
February 21, 200817 yr Latest from Foxnews. Not good. https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331558,00.html Prayers going out to the family and the Eglin Community.
February 21, 200817 yr Coasties out of Mobile spotted and picked them up (from a coastie FE friend). Edited February 21, 200817 yr by Combat Platypus
February 21, 200817 yr https://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/20/jetcrash/index.html Here's the latest on Cnn.com . It is a sad day in the pilot community. My prayers go out to the families.
February 21, 200817 yr Excuse my ignorance, but is that the school house they flew out of? Were any of them students?
February 21, 200817 yr Excuse my ignorance, but is that the school house they flew out of? Were any of them students? No, Tyndall is the Formal Training Unit.
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