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Officials said the Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot who crashed in Lake Michigan earlier this week has been declared dead.

Pilot Dies in Michigan F-16 Fighter Jet Crash Wisconsin Air National Guard, F-16 Fighting Falcon preforms practice missions using an inert, 500 pound bomb at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 13, 2016. (U.S. Army/Spc. John Russell) 10 Dec 2020 The pilot of an F-16 Fighting Falcon that crashed earlier this week in Michigans Upper Peninsula has been found dead, the Air National Guard announced Thursday. The aircraft, assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guards 115th Fighter Wing, out of Truax Field Air Na...

UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 1:54 pm CT Reply Air Force Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico died in the Dec. 8 F-16 crash. crash. (115th Fighter Wing) The pilot was identified as Air Force Captain Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, who is survived by his wife and two children. (115th Fighter Wing) WISCONSIN —The Wisconsin Air National Guards 115th Fighter Wing identified the pilot who died in an F-16 crash in Michigans Upper Peninsula on Tues...

Military: Wisconsin fighter pilot died in Michigan crash | 2020-12-11 06:48:10

  Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, pictured here with his child, lost his life during an F-16 crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Dec. 8. The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing identified today the pilot who died in an F-16 crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Dec. 8. The pilot was Air Force Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, who is survived by his wife and two children. Capt. Jones died as a result of the crash d...

The Wisconsin Air National Guard will provide more information on the fatal crash involving a Madison-based F-16 jet.

Wisconsin Fighter Jet Pilot Died In A Michigan Crash The Air Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing made that sad announcement Thursday evening. The pilot’s identity will not be released for a full 24 hours after the pilots family members are notified. Authorities say the fighter jet crashed in the Hiawatha National Forest in Delta County, Near Escanaba, and 250 miles northeast of its Wisconsin base. The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs says the F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Wiscons...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Search continues for pilot of Madison-based F-16 jet that crashed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula [The Wisconsin State Journal] Dec. 9—The search continued Wednesday for a pilot of an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet based in Madison that crashed Tuesday night in the wilderness of Michigan’sUpper Peninsula during a scheduled training exercise. It was not known if the pilot, with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field, ejected from the air...

By   Dec 09, 2020 10:12 PM EST The missing pilot of an F-16 that crashed has not been found yet. A malfunction or something caused the plane to crash in the Michigan area. Last Tuesday, an F-16 fighter had a malfunction, or something happened to it while in flight that caused a crash in Michigans Upper Peninsula. A search and rescue operation was done to look for the downed aircraft pilot, said the Wisconsin National Guard. The Fighting Falcon is assigned to an airwing of the Wisconsin Air Nat...

Wisconsin Pilot Dies In F-16 Crash: 115th Fighter Wing - Across Wisconsin, WI - The pilot will be publicly identified after officials inform next of kin.