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Nellis Air Force Base: Pilot of contractor fighter jet that crashed at base near Las Vegas has died CNN 28 mins ago By Steve Almasy, Deanna Hackney and Oren Liebermann, CNN © L.E. Baskow/AP Firefighters and military personnel investigate an airplane crash near Nellis Air Force Base on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) The pilot whose fighter jet crashed after it took off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas has died, according to a release from the base's public affairs unit. The pilot, who was not identified, was a con...

Pilot in contractor fighter jet that crashed near Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas has died Pilot in contractor fighter jet that crashed near Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas has died The pilot whose fighter jet crashed after it took off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas has died, according to a release from the base’s public affairs unit. The pilot, who was not identified, was a contractor and the aircraft was owned and operated by Draken US, a Florida-based company that provides “adversary air support” for Air Force pilots. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the peo...

Pilot killed in aircraft crash near Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 2 hours 16 minutes 46 seconds ago Tuesday, May 25 2021 May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 8:03 AM May 25, 2021 in News Source: ABC News Share: An aircraft crashed after taking off from Nellis Air Force Base outside of Las Vegas, May 24, 2021. Photo: ABC News NEVADA - Nellis Airforce Base confirmed that a non-Air Force pilot who took off from the base in an aircraft on Monday afternoon was killed in a crash near Las Vegas, according to ABC News. At this time, the name of the pilot, who was traveling alone, has not been released by a...

Pilot dead after aircraft crashes near Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Aircraft crashes near Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Replay Video UP NEXT The pilot of an aircraft that crashed soon after takeoff from Nellis Air Force Base Monday afternoon has died, Nellis AFB confirmed in a statement. Their identity has not been released, and no other people were onboard. Officials from the base first reported the crash on Twitter. Officials said the "contractor-operated aircraft" crashed just outside the southern edge of the base around 2:30 p.m. local time. © Sam Stoltz An aircraft ...

The fighter jet crashed at the southern edge of the Nevada base at around 2:30 p.m. local time on Monday.