F-15E Crash Afghanistan

joost · Post by **joost** » 18 Jul 2009, 11:32

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R.I.P. to both Airmen..

GURB · Post by **GURB** » 18 Jul 2009, 12:11

Very sad news indeed.

Are LN Eagles deployed?

Arjan · Post by **Arjan** » 19 Jul 2009, 19:51

Crew was assigned to 336 Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson.

Tintin · Post by **Tintin** » 19 Jul 2009, 21:21

And deployed to Afghanistan for a four months mission since April...

Rockville · Post by **Rockville** » 20 Jul 2009, 21:35

2 killed in Afghanistan F-15 crash identified

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. — Military officials have identified the two crew members killed when their Air Force fighter jet crashed in Afghanistan.

A Department of Defense statement released Sunday identified the men as 27-year-old Capt. Thomas J. Gramith of Eagan, Minn., and 26-year-old Capt. Mark R. McDowell of Colorado Springs, Colo. Both were assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.

The military said an F-15E Strike Eagle crashed about 3:15 a.m. Saturday in Afghanistan.

The 336th Fighter Squadron’s F-15E Strike Eagle jets and about 300 personnel, including air and ground crews, deployed from the base in April for a four-month tour of duty.

The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Jul 20, 2009 13:03:22 EDT

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