2 Crewmen Killed in Air Force Jet Crash
From Associated Press
LAS VEGAS —
Two flight crewmen were killed Wednesday when their F-111 fighter-bomber crashed in war games on the Nellis Air Force Base bombing range, Air Force officials said.
The crewmen’s names were withheld pending notification of relatives. Their jet crashed about 4:30 p.m. on the range north of Las Vegas, said Air Force Maj. Victor Andrijauskas.
The crewmen were assigned to a unit operating out of Lakenheath, England, and were participating in Red Flag training exercises.
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