Saudi Crash Kills 2 California Fliers
Two Air Force pilots killed Sunday in the crash of an F-15 fighter plane during an exercise in Saudi Arabia were identified as California men, the U.S. military command said.
The victims were identified as Maj. Peter S. Hook of Bishop and Capt. James B. Poulet of San Carlos, said Maj. Dan Schmidt, a spokesman for the Air Force Central Command in Saudi Arabia.
Hook and Poulet were the first Air Force personnel reported killed in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of Operation Desert Shield nearly two months ago.
The aircraft, assigned to the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, was on what was described as a routine mission in the southern Saudi desert on Sunday morning, officers said.
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