Pilot killed as plane crashes after takeoff from Las Vegas Air Force Base ANI | Updated: May 25, 2021 11:23 IST Las Vegas [US], May 25 (ANI): A pilot was killed after the contractor-operated aircraft he was flying crashed after it took off from Las Vegas' Nellis Air Force Base in the United States on Monday. The company that owned, operated and piloted the aircraft, Draken US, the Florida-based company contracted to provide adversary air support at the base, confirmed the death of the pilot in a statement, The Hill reported. "A contractor-operated aircraft that took off from Nellis Air Force Base crashed at approximately 2.30 pm on May 24 outside the southern edge of the base. Multiple federal and local first responders are on scene. The incident is under investigation," the Air Force base posted on Twitter.