27 US personnel have been killed in air crashes this year so far
This year twenty-seven US military personnel have been killed in air crashes this year so far
List of non-combat air crashes that have resulted in deaths this year. They are:
January 20: An AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during training at California’s Fort Irwin, killing two soldiers.
March 14: A Navy F/A-18 fighter jet crashed during a training flight off Key West, Florida, killing two naval aviators.
March 15: An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq, killing seven US airmen.
April 3: A Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter crashed during a training mission near California’s Naval Air Facility El Centro, killing four crew members.
•April 4: An Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 jet crashed during a training flight at Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Base, killing the pilot.
• April 6: An Army AH-64E Apache helicopter crashed during training at Kentucky’s Fort Campbell, killing two soldiers.
• May 2: A Puerto Rico Air National Guard WC-130 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Savannah, Georgia, killing all nine people on board.
Good work chasing up all of these pictures of fine Officers and Airmen.
Every loss is a terrible tragedy. Do you know of any websites that provide reasons behind these aircraft crashes?
I have a webpage dedicated to the Human Factors that contribute to these tragedies, it’s sole purpose, to make every effort to prevent them happening again.
I would appreciate any help you can offer.