Calif military jet crashes, pilot killed
Saturday, 23 May 2009
CALIFORNIA CITY, May 22 (AP): A military jet crashed during a training mission over the Mojave Desert, killing the pilot and injuring another crewman who ejected, the Air Force said Friday.
Capt Mark P Graziano, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene after his T-38A jet went down at about 1:15 pm Thursday near California City, about nine miles north of Edwards Air Force Base.
Maj Lee V Jones, a senior navigator, ejected from the twin-engine plane. He was listed in stable condition at a Bakersfield hospital, a statement from the base said.
Both men were assigned to the Test Pilot School at the base. Graziano was training to be a test pilot and Jones was training to become a test navigator.
Capt Mark P Graziano, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene after his T-38A jet went down at about 1:15 pm Thursday near California City, about nine miles north of Edwards Air Force Base.
Maj Lee V Jones, a senior navigator, ejected from the twin-engine plane. He was listed in stable condition at a Bakersfield hospital, a statement from the base said.
Both men were assigned to the Test Pilot School at the base. Graziano was training to be a test pilot and Jones was training to become a test navigator.