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Wisconsin Air National Guard IDs pilot killed in F-16 crash December 11, 2020 Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lost his life in an F-16 crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Dec. 8. (Wisconsin Air National Guard photo). The Wisconsin Air Natonal Guard identified the pilot killed in an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash on Tuesday. Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lost his life when his F-16 crashed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Dec. ...

Wisconsin-based military pilot is declared dead after crashing his F-16 fighter jet during routine training mission in Michigan forest The Wisconsin Air National Guard said the pilot of a F-16 Fighting Falcon that crashed December 8 is dead The pilot was assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing based in Madison, Wisconsin  The aircraft was partaking in a routine training mission with one pilot on board The crash occurred at night, somewhere in Michigans Hiawatha National Forest 

Pilot of Wisconsin Air Guard fighter jet that crashed in Michigan has been declared dead December 10, 2020 An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, flies over Madison in October 2008. It displays a trail flash created in honor of the units 60th anniversary. (Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Air Force) The pilot of a Wisconsin Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon that crashed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Tuesday night has been declared dead. The Air ...

The crash Tuesday night in the Hiawatha National Forest sparked a massive search for the pilot, who was based at the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison.

The Wisconsin National Guard identified the pilot as Air Force Capt. Durwood "Hawk" Jones, 37, of New Mexico.

Jones awards include two Air Medals with combat C devices. During a press conference Friday, 115th Fighter Wing commander Col. Bart Van Roo said he has suspended flight operations at the wing indefinitely amid the ongoing investigation into the cause of the crash. "It is grounded based on what we determine to be a safe time for us to fly again," Van Roo said. Determining the causes of the crash and other contributing factors could take months, Van Roo said, according to the Wisconsin State Jour...

Wisconsin Air National Guard "Fighting Falcon" went down in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The crash's cause is under investigation.

The incident reported Tuesday in Hiawatha National Forest remains under investigation, officials said

Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot found dead after F-16 fighter jet crash Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin A Michigan state trooper walks to his squad car blocking the road at Gooseneck Lake Drive in Hiawatha National Forest on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. A Wisconsin Air National Guard fighter jet crashed Dec. 8 in the forest in Michigans Upper Peninsula. The crash Tuesday night in a rural, heavily wooded area of the Hia...

The commander of the 115th Fighter Wing based in the Madison area offered an update on the crash of an F-16 Fighting Falcon in Upper Michigan.