1 Pilot Killed, 2 Airmen Injured as 2 Jet Fighters Collide Over Nellis AFB
Two Air Force jet fighters collided over the desert during a training mission, killing one pilot, and two other airmen parachuted to safety.
The dead pilot was identified Saturday as Capt. Jerry N. Allison, 31, of Corpus Christi, Tex. The Air Force said that Capt. Thomas A. Daubenmire, 29, of Lancaster, Ohio, was in good condition at the base hospital, and that Maj. John L. Skidmore, 38, of Las Vegas, suffered minor injuries.
The collision occurred Friday over the Nellis Range, 190 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The Air Force said both F-16 fighters were assigned to the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing at Nellis.
The cause of the crash is being investigated.
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