F16 Crash Idaho 2003

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MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejects
from the USAF Thunderbirds number six aircraft less than a second before
it impacted the ground at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base,
Idaho, Sept. 14. Stricklin, who was not injured, ejected after both guiding
the jet away from the crowd of more than 60,000 people and ensuring he
couldn't save the aircraft. This was only the second crash since the
Air Force began using F-16 Falcons for its demonstration team in 1982.
The ACES II ejection seat performed flawlessly.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Text from following wikipedia-site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:F16_Idaho_airshow.jpg
You'll also find there a breathtaking photo of the ejection.

Cropped image of the same photo on:
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/040130-F-0000C-002.jpg

Animated gif of last second:
http://www.f-16.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=7469#7469

Accident report on:
http://www.f-16.net/news_article968.html


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