2 pilots eject from F-15 fighter jet at Illinois airport
By Associated Press
Two pilots eject from fighter jet at Illinois airport
Two pilots ejected out of an F-15 fighter jet on a runway at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois on Tuesday.
MASCOUTAH, Ill. - Two pilots ejected safely from an F-15 fighter jet Tuesday morning when the aircraft left a runway while landing at a southwestern Illinois airport, military officials said.
The two U.S. active duty pilots suffered minor injuries in the 7:30 a.m. incident at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement. MidAmerica is located about 25 miles east of St. Louis.
UPDATED at 9 a.m. Tuesday with more on fighter jet training program.
MASCOUTAH, Ill. â Two pilots ejected from an F-15 fighter aircraft Tuesday morning on a runway at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois.
The F-15 has been used in training exercises at MidAmerica since February. A dispatcher said one pilot was injured and one was not injured, and that the plane was on the ground at the time.
An airport administrator declined to comment.
Emergency responders were sent to the airport about 7:30 a.m.Â
Scott Air Force Base said in February that Boeing s new F-15QA plane, designed for the Qatar Emiri Air Force, would be operating out of MidAmerica Airport.
FILE- Boeing’s F-15QA | Courtesy: Scott AFB
MASCOUTAH, Ill. (WJPF) Two pilots ejected from an F-15 fighter plane Tuesday morning on a runway after making an emergency landing at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.
The incident happened at about 7:30 a.m. Neither pilot is believed to have sustained serious injuries.
Scott Air Force Base officials announced in February that the Boeing F-15QA, designed for the Qatar Emiri Air Force, would be operating out of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport for training and instruction exercises.
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Who s that new guy in our airspace? It s Boeing s new F-15QA designed for the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Operating out of MidAmerica Airport, formal training and instruction will be given to the pilots of this new aircraft over the next several months supported by Scott s OSS team! pic.twitter.com/pks31DGOqo
â Scott Air Force Base (@ScottAFB) February 23, 2021
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