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Capt. Durwood Hawk Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, pictured here with his family, lost his life during an F-16 crash in Michigan s Upper Peninsula Dec. 8.
MADISON, Wis. The Wisconsin Air National Guard released the name Friday of a fighter pilot who was killed Tuesday when the F-16 he was flying crashed in the Hiawatha National Forest and commended both the Delta County Sheriff’s Office and the Michigan State Police for their assistance handling the tragedy.
Air Force Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, N.M., was identified as the pilot Friday afternoon, following a mandatory 24-hour waiting period after the notification of next of kin that is required by the Department of Defense. Jones is survived his wife and two children.
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