Air Force F-15 Combat Jet in Nevada Crash

A USAF F-15E Strike Eagle Details have emerged regarding the crash of a United States Air Force F-15 combat jet in an incident that occurred on Wednesday 30^th July in the Nevada Desert.

The crash – according to Andrew Dumboski, a USAF spokesman – happened at around 11.30 yesterday morning.

The F-15 had a crew of two – one of which was killed in the crash, the other receiving injuries.

Nevada Test and Training Range

The location of the event, Dumboski added, was the Nevada Test and Training Range.

No information on the identities of either of the two aircrew has yet been issued. However, said Dumboski, the condition of the surviving pilot is stable.

Nellis Air Force Base

Both pilots were serving with the 65^th Aggressor Squadron, based at Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Base.

The squadron’s role is to provide training in flying against enemy forces.

The F-15 that crashed was one of 24 single seat (F-15C) and twin seat (F-15D) aircraft of this type serving with the 65^th, all of which are painted to simulate Russian Air Force air superiority fighters.

Red Flag

Nellis Air Force Base itself is shortly to host an instalment of the USAF’s Red Flag exercises – training programmes that, with a 30+ year legacy, are intended to give airmen the air combat skills needed to achieve victory in the air.

The F-15 first flew in 1972 and is capable of achieving speeds of Mach 2.5, and altitudes of 65,000 feet.