UPDATE: Wisconsin Air National Guard identifies pilot killed in UP crash
December 11, 2020 2:45 PM Mike Tighe
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Air Force Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, N.M.,pictured with one of his two children, was killed when his F-16 crashed in the Upper Peninsula Tuesday. (Wisconsin Air National Guard photo)
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) The Air Force pilot who was killed when the F-16 he was flying crashed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Tuesday was Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, N.M., according to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing.
The Madison-based Fighter Wing revealed Jones’ identity Friday, a day after searchers found the Fighting Falcon and his body in Michigan’s Hiawatha National Forest. The search effort included not only Fighter Wing members but also local emergency responders, the U.S. Coast Guard and other government agencies.
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Wisconsin ANG Identifies Pilot Killed in F-16 Crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Grounds Flights Pending Investigation
Wisconsin ANG Identifies Pilot Killed in F-16 Crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Grounds Flights Pending Investigation
File photo of F-16 Aircraft #87-261 from the Wisconsin Air National Guard s 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wis. (Photo by Capt. David Berget, Lacrosse Composite Squadron, Wisconsin Wing Civil Air Patrol)
Pilot from 115th Fighter Wing who went down over Hiawatha National Forest has been identified. Flights grounded following the crash.
The Wisconsin Air National Guard F-16 pilot who crashed Tuesday night, December 8, 2020, and was subsequently declared dead has been identified as 37-year old Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Capt. Jones was flying as a member of the 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field Air National Guard Base outside Madison, Wisconsin.