U2 training missions at Beale Air Force Base have been put on hold, as a result of the Tuesday’s crash. But Master Sergeant Charity Barrett says the 9th Reconnaisance Wing intends to return to normal flying operations, locally, later this week. Meanwhile, she says worldwide operations continue, uninterrupted…
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The crash, in the Sutter Buttes, killed one pilot, who’s been identified as Lieutenant Colonel Ira Steve Eadie. The co-pilot, whose name has not been released, is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries. The pilots had ejected, by parachute, out of the plane, before it crashed…
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The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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