From KRQE-TV.com - EDDY COUNTY (KRQE) - F-4 Phantom jets were once the pride of the U.S. Air Force. The supersonic stars that were a mainstay of the air war in Vietnam. But now there are only a few left, and they're used them as flying electronic targets. Wednesday morning, one of the old Phantoms from Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo crashed in eastern New Mexico and touched off a range fire. The pilot ejected before the crash and was reported by base officials to be in good shape with only minor injuries. Response teams say the location of the crash delayed their arrival. "It's rolling hills, a lot of dry brush, cactus, two rut roads, a lot of bumps, a lot of big rocks to maneuver around," said Brian Powell with the Roswell Fire Department. Rough as it was, firefighters from Roswell and other departments did get there because the crash started a range fire. Read more
Jul 7, 2011
Jet from Holloman AFB crashes - pilot OK
From KRQE-TV.com - EDDY COUNTY (KRQE) - F-4 Phantom jets were once the pride of the U.S. Air Force. The supersonic stars that were a mainstay of the air war in Vietnam. But now there are only a few left, and they're used them as flying electronic targets. Wednesday morning, one of the old Phantoms from Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo crashed in eastern New Mexico and touched off a range fire. The pilot ejected before the crash and was reported by base officials to be in good shape with only minor injuries. Response teams say the location of the crash delayed their arrival. "It's rolling hills, a lot of dry brush, cactus, two rut roads, a lot of bumps, a lot of big rocks to maneuver around," said Brian Powell with the Roswell Fire Department. Rough as it was, firefighters from Roswell and other departments did get there because the crash started a range fire. Read more
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