A Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot who died when his F-16 crashed in Michigan during a nighttime training exercise in December had become disoriented after trying to fix a problem with his global positioning system, an Air Force accident report said.
By RICK NATHANSON | Albuquerque Journal, N.M. | Published: December 16, 2020 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Tribune News Service) Laser eye surgery was the game changer that allowed Durwood Jones, known to family and friends as Rocky, to renew his childhood interest in aviation and become a pilot in the military. Trading in his indoor work environment as a computer programmer and licensed trader with the Chicago Board of Trade, he took the more adventurous route of becoming a fighter jet pilot with the Wisconsin Air National Guard inspired by his younger brother, Maj. Robert Jones, who pilots fighter jets with the Oregon Air National Guard.