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A USAF McDonnell-Douglas F-15C Eagle, 79-0068, of the 53d Fighter Squadron, 52d Fighter Wing, [150] [151] Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, crashes on take-off killing pilot who dies en route to hospital. Cause was cross-connected control rods for the flaps.
2011 – A Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II from Spangdahlem Air Base crashed near Laufeld, Germany. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Scott Hurrelbrink, ejected and was not seriously injured. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Scott Hurrelbrink, ejected and was not seriously injured.
In May 1995 Major Grey Lowry was killed when his 53d Fighter Squadron F-15C crashed at Spangdahlem AFB. Investigation showed that during routine maintenance, mechanics had crossed and mis-connected the control rods. One of the mechanics, TSgt. Thomas Mueller, was charged with negligent homicide and killed himself during his military trial.
The sign of the US Air Force Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany (Getty Images) Two US servicemen were arrested after a man was fatally stabbed during an argument at a carnival in Germany , according to ...
1995 – A McDonnell-Douglas F-15C-26-MC Eagle, 79-0068, c/n 0616/C137, of the 53d Fighter Squadron, 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, crashes on take-off, killing pilot Maj. Donald Lowry, Jr., 36, who dies en route to hospital. The cause was cross-connected lateral and longitudinal flight control rods off of the mixer assembly.
A Tyndall Air Force Base McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle crashes in the Gulf of Mexico about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Tyndall, killing the student pilot who was identified as 2nd Lt. Sean P. Murphy, 23, of Warsaw, Indiana. At the time of the crash the pilot was engaged in a mock dogfight with his instructor who was flying a second F-15.
2006 – A US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16CJ/D Block 50B Fighting Falcon, 91-0337, of the 22d Fighter Squadron, 52d Fighter Wing, based out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, crashes in the nearby village of Oberkail after a landing gear failure prevents it from making a controlled landing. The pilot, 1st Lt. Trevor Merrell, ejects safely ...
The aircraft returned damaged to Spangdahlem Air Base, [13] but it apparently never flew again. The USAF continued using the F-117 during the campaign. [14] This incident was also reported by another F-117A pilot in 2020, but it remains classified and only some details were revealed. [15] [16]