October 16, 20187 yr Quote Su-27 fighter jet crashed in Ukraine A Ukrainian Air Force Su-27UB fighter jet crashed in Ukraine on Tuesday, local law officials said. A Ukrainian Su-27UB fighter jet has crashed during a joint large-scale aviation exercise Clear Sky 2018. Two people were on board the aircraft. The accident occurred at around 5:00 PM local time on Oct. 16, 2018, near the village of Ulaniv, which is situated approximately 185 miles southwest of the Ukranian capital Kyiv. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the bodies of two pilots were found: one was a pilot of the Ukrainian Air Forces, the second – a US Air Force National Guard pilot... A nickel on the grass... F-15C Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard from Fresno are participating in Clear Sky 2018. Additionally, a C-130J Super Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., has arrived at Vinnytsia AB, Ukraine, to participate in the exercise.
October 16, 20187 yr Quote https://www.npr.org/2018/10/15/657411353/ukraine-hopes-russia-takes-note-of-its-air-exercises-with-u-s There was an interesting story about this exercise on NPR yesterday including an interview with CANG pilots. Edited October 16, 20187 yr by precontact
October 16, 20187 yr Anybody see this article? https://www.foxnews.com/world/american-pilot-killed-in-ukrainian-air-force-fighter-jet-crash
October 17, 20187 yr Mad respect, and condolences to his family. Edited October 17, 20187 yr by HarleyQuinn
October 17, 20187 yr https://abc30.com/fresno-based-fighter-pilot-killed-in-ukraine-identified/4505215/
November 1, 20187 yr They set up a GoFundMe for the family and funeral: https://www.gofundme.com/lay-seth-quotjethroquot-nehring-to-rest
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