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Maj. Kristen Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team commander with the 388th Fighter Wing, flies over the crowd during the Warriors Over the Wasatch Air and Space Show at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 25, 2022. (Senior Airman Erica Webster/Air Force)

Here’s what we know about F-35 ejection seat woes so far

Military officials won’t answer whether they’ve found the problem on any planes.

By Rachel S. Cohen and Stephen Losey

3 years ago

In this May 24, 2021 file photo military personnel, officers and officials investigate an airplane crash near Nellis Air Force Base, in Las Vegas. Federal investigators reported Friday, June 11, 2021, that a pilot who was killed when a Dassault Mirage F-1 crashed last month while approaching Nellis Air Force Base reported an emergency and ejected moments before the jet slammed to the ground and burst into flames in a residential area. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Draken F1 fleet returns to flight after fatal crash at Nellis

“We are checking, double-checking and triple-checking everything,” a Draken spokesperson said July 29.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 years ago

Jet that crashed near Nellis Air Force Base had flap issue

The May 24 crash of the jet belonging to military contractor Draken US killed 43-year-old pilot Nicholas Hunter Hamilton of Las Vegas.

4 years ago

NTSB, military probing fatal jet crash near Nellis Air Force Base

The Dassault Mirage F-1 that crashed Monday was owned and operated by Draken US, a military contractor providing “adversary air support” during aerial war games.

4 years ago

Draken pilot dies in Mirage F1 crash near Nellis Air Force Base

Draken US confirmed the unnamed pilot’s death in a statement from Nellis Air Force Base. The pilot was the sole person on board the Dassault Mirage F1 aircraft.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 years ago

America’s ‘oldest ally’ runs naval aviation drills to strengthen NATO, strike techniques

Two NATO members have joined together to improve naval aviation readiness.

By Daniel Cebul

7 years ago

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