ATAC Kfir Down

[Vampyre]

One of the ATAC KFir's has crashed in Fallon. Sadly the pilot did not make it. Condolences to the pilots family.

 

http://www.kolotv.com/localnews/headlines/NAS_Fallon_Reports_Plane_Crash_141617403.html

Edited March 7, 2012 by Vampyre

[B52STRATO]

Terrible news... I thought the F-21 fleet out of service. All my condolences.

[+SayethWhaaaa]

No, ATAC had (I think) 3 in service, a couple of Hawker Hunters, some A-4Ns (not sure how many) and a family model Draken at one point. I've heard Kfirs can be quite difficult to fly at the best of times, requiring a lot of pilot attention. Poor guy.

Edited March 7, 2012 by ZmelliFahrdz

[Nesher]

sad news indeed

but the headline seem a bit weird to me

[+whiteknight06604]

sad day ,it does strike me as odd they would mention it was an Israeli made jet about 20 times though

[+Typhoid]

[+DWCAce]

I know via FB who it is (didn't personally know him), but won't mention the name yet

[MAKO69]

Terrible news... I thought the F-21 fleet out of service. All my condolences.

 

Not good, thoughts and prayers.

 

The US NAVY returned thier F-21s back to IAF in 1989. This was not an F-21 this was a former IAF Kfir, but it may still be refered to as an "F-21" by US military members. I believe that ATAC only has L-39, Kfir, and Hawker Hunters in their inventory now.

Edited March 8, 2012 by MAKO69

[+Typhoid]

The gent who ran Neptunus Rex milblog.

 

CAPT Carroll LeFon, USN, ret.

 

 

http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20120308/NEWS/120309918

 

http://usfleetforces.blogspot.com/2012/03/loss-of-capt-carroll-lefon-usn-ret.html

 

http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2012/03/08/life-and-death-on-the-fringe/

 

http://www.neptunuslex.com/