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USAF: F-16 Pilot in Midair Collision Lacked Sleep
NORFOLK, Va. - An overconfident pilot who got less than half the sleep he needed before a night training mission was responsible for causing a midair F-16 collision over the summer that forced the other pilot to eject over the Atlantic Ocean, according to a U.S. Air Force report released Wednesday. The accident investigation report by Air Combat Command says the pilot had trouble balancing his Air National Guard and civilian careers and only had about four hours of sleep each night in the 48… (www.military.com) Más...
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Well, on the bright side, those ANG jets are just for show. But $21.9 million does seem like overkill for intercepting wayward Cessna pilots and just kinda flying around for fun.
