2nd Time For Crash
By: Import User
Updated: May 30, 2007
It was three years ago almost to the day when two F-16s from the Indiana Air National Guard collided in mid-air during training maneuvers.
That crash killed Major William Burchett from the 181st fighter wing out of Terre Haute.
The crash in 2004 occurred near Oaktown -- just north of Vincennes -- and it scattered debris across parts of southern Indiana and Illinois.
The jet were talking about, the F-15 is an all-weather tactical fighter designed by the Air Force.
Known as the Eagle, it first flew in 1972, and entered the service four years later.
A more recent variant is the F-15-E, or Strike Eagle.
It has seen action around the world, including the war in Iraq.
One of the last crashes involving a f-15 was in 2005 at Langley Air Force base in Virginia.
Structural failure caused the aircraft to crash during a training mission.
The pilot ejected safely, but the 47-million dollar aircraft was destroyed on impact.
