A F-15D Eagle, a two-seater, crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range approximately 50 miles east of Goldfield, Nev., at approximately 11:30 a.m. July 30, killing a Nellia Air Force pilot assigned to the 65th Aggressor Squadron.
The other pilot, also assigned to the 65th AS, from the same aircraft was transported to the hospital on base at approximately 1:30 p.m. and is under observation and in stable condition.
The F-15D was participating in a combat training mission as part of Exercise Red Flag 08-03 and both pilots were assigned a mission is to simulate opposing enemy air forces.
The names of the pilots involved are being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.
A board of officials is being convened to investigate.
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