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.