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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 01:49 AM
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Any news of the second F-18 pilot, whose crashed jet was found in Iraq?
The first pilot's body was found and ID'd. Where is the 2nd pilot?
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 02:12 AM
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1. Located deceased
Body of second US pilot missing in Iraq found

BAGHDAD, May 4 (Reuters) - Search teams have recovered the body of a second American pilot missing after two F-18 Marine Corps planes disappeared over Iraq earlier this week, a U.S. statement said on Wednesday.

The planes had flown from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson when controllers lost contact with them on Monday night.

There was no indication of hostile fire at the time contact with the planes was lost, officials said.

A heavy sandstorm and lightning hit central Iraq on Monday night.

In Washington, a defense official said on Tuesday they suspected the two fighters collided in mid-air at 30,000 feet (9,144 metres), but no final conclusion had been reached.

One official, who asked not to be identified, said an emergency beacon from one of the planes was located on the ground about 25 km (16 miles) southwest of Kerbala.

The body of the first pilot was found earlier in the week.
05/05/05 01:02 ET

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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 04:30 AM
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2. I was hoping he'd ejected safely and was missing
No name on the 2nd pilot yet.
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Massacure Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 06:33 AM
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3. He would be dead by now if he ejected. There isn't any water in the desert
If he walked into a city, it wouldn't take long for him to be kidnapped or shot.
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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-07-05 12:01 PM
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4. The crash took place at night, 15 miles from Karbala
SERE training, ejecting w/provisions and communication abilities...no problem for a fighter pilot.
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