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US Air Force grounds most of its F-15s

Washington , USA - After the crash of a fighter last week

The US Air Force has decided to temporarily suspend for safety reasons all non-strictly-necessary flights with its F-15 Eagles e F-15 Strike Eagles, after last Friday a F-15C Eagle, belonging to the 131st Fighter Wing of the Missouri National Guard, crashed during a training mission, forcing the pilot to eject. The precautionary measure does not affect missions abroad such as the operations in Afghanistan...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1081556
Rome, Italy, 11/05/2007 14:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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