Trails, roads closed near fatal F-16 crash site in Hiawatha National Forest
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
A section of the Hiawatha National Forest remains closed to visitors as the F-16 crash investigation continues.
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DELTA COUNTY, MI – The U.S. Forest Service has closed roads, trails and forest land around the site of last week’s fatal F-16 Falcon crash in the Upper Peninsula.
Air Force Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, from Albuquerque, N.M., was killed when the plane went down during a training flight around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the U.P.’s Hiawatha National Forest. The plane had taken off from a Wisconsin Air National Guard base about 250 miles away.
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Dec 11, 2020 4:27 AM
MADISON, WI (WRN) – A Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot has been confirmed killed in a crash earlier this week.
The Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing has announced the death of the F-16 pilot who crashed in Michigan s Upper Peninsula.
In accordance with Department of Defense policy, the pilot will not be identified until 24 hours after notifying next of kin.
The crash occurred within the U-P’s Hiawatha National Forest during a training mission Tuesday night.
A multi-state, inter agency search for the pilot and aircraft immediately followed the crash, the cause of which is under investigation.