Aircraft Accident: Hawaii Air National Guard Pilot Ejected Safely F-15 Aircraft over the Pacific Ocean
News Release- February 2, 2008
File photo of an F-15D over the Pacific Ocean. Photo Courtesy Mark A. Sindiong
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii – A Hawaii Air National Guard pilot safely ejected from his F-15D model aircraft over the Pacific Ocean at approximately 1:37 p.m. about 60 miles south of the Honolulu International Airport.
The pilot was picked up by the U. S. Coast Guard at 2:15 p.m.
The pilot was conducting routine training. The F-15 belongs to the 199th Fighter Squadron, 154th Wing of the Hawaii Air National Guard. The accident will be under investigation.
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