Military plane from Las Vegas area base crashes after takeoff, pilot killed
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Posted at 6:17 PM, May 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-24 22:24:44-04
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) â Nellis Air Force Base officials confirm that a contractor-operated aircraft from the base has crashed near Cheyenne Avenue and Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas, killing the pilot.
The aircraft, which National Transportation Safety Board officials have identified as a Dassault Aviation Mirage F-1, took off from the base around 2:30 p.m. today and crashed shortly after.
According to authorities, the aircraft was owned, operated, and piloted by Draken US, a Florida-based company contracted to provide adversary air support to Nellis Air Force Base.