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GILA BEND, Ariz. (AP) — An experimental, homemade aircraft crashed about 70 miles (111 kilometers) southwest of Phoenix, killing one person and seriously injuring another, authorities said.
Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field. Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field (ICAO: KGXF, FAA LID: GXF) is a United States Air Force auxiliary airfield used as an emergency landing facility by Luke Air Force Base and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base aircraft and units from other nearby bases using the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range complex.
In use. 1941 – present. The Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range or Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR), formerly known as Luke Air Force Range,[1] is a bombing range in the U.S. state of Arizona, between the Mexico–United States border and Interstate 8 straddling the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and the Tohono Oʼodham Nation.
www.gilabendaz.org. Gila Bend (/ ˌhiːlə ˈbɛnd /; O'odham: Hila Wi:n), founded in 1872, is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The town is named for an approximately 90-degree bend in the Gila River, which is near the community's current location. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 1,892.
16 September 1991: F-15E-43-MC, 87-0172, c/n 1037/E012, of the 461st TFS, 405th TTW, crashed 42 nautical miles south-south-west of Gila Bend, AZ. Both crew members survived. [27] 15 January 1992: F-15A, 75-0071, of the 128th TFS, 116th TFW, Georgia ANG, crashed in eastern Tennessee after colliding with F-15A 75-0075. Pilot ejected and survived.
On Aug. 19, authorities found his body in the desert area near the town of Gila Bend, an hour away from Gilbert, the sheriff’s office says. His death was determined to be a homicide.
355th Fighter Wing, 12th Air Force. Craig David Button (24 November 1964 [1] – 2 April 1997) was a United States Air Force captain who died when he crashed a Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft under mysterious circumstances on 2 April 1997. During the incident, Captain Button inexplicably flew hundreds of miles off-course without radio ...
Williams Air Force Base. Williams Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base, located in Maricopa County, Arizona, east of Chandler, and about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Phoenix. It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants. It was active as a training base for both the United ...