ya-gabor Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Reports of this earlier, third crash from this week began surfacing in local Nevada media late on Friday, September 8, two days after the reports of the two A-10s crashing. Reports do not indicate the type aircraft that pilot Lt. Col. Eric Schultz was flying, but a short story published on the Capital Gazette by writer Rick Hutzell said, “The aircraft was assigned to Air Force Materiel Command, which leads development of new combat technologies for the service.” The stated mission of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is, “To conduct research, development, testing and evaluation, and provide acquisition and life cycle management services and logistics support.” This mission set is congruent with new aircraft development. USAF Major Christina Sukach, a spokeswoman for the 99th Air Base Wing, was reported as telling media that, “Lt. Col. Schultz died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. The crash remains under investigation, and additional details were not immediately available.” “Information about the type of aircraft involved is classified and not releasable,” Maj. Christina Sukach, chief of public affairs for the 99 Air Base Wing at Nellis, said in an email to Military.com. Reports also suggest that Lt. Col. Schultz may have initially survived the mishap, and died from injuries sustained in the classified crash. Read more at https://theaviationist.com/2017/09/09/mysterious-crash-of-a-usaf-classified-jet-near-nellis-afb-fuels-speculations-of-f-35-involved/#0uqBVEC5QRlebdGi.99 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 34 minutes ago, ya-gabor said: Reports of this earlier, third crash from this week began surfacing in local Nevada media late on Friday, September 8, two days after the reports of the two A-10s crashing. Reports do not indicate the type aircraft that pilot Lt. Col. Eric Schultz was flying, but a short story published on the Capital Gazette by writer Rick Hutzell said, “The aircraft was assigned to Air Force Materiel Command, which leads development of new combat technologies for the service.” The stated mission of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is, “To conduct research, development, testing and evaluation, and provide acquisition and life cycle management services and logistics support.” This mission set is congruent with new aircraft development. USAF Major Christina Sukach, a spokeswoman for the 99th Air Base Wing, was reported as telling media that, “Lt. Col. Schultz died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. The crash remains under investigation, and additional details were not immediately available.” “Information about the type of aircraft involved is classified and not releasable,” Maj. Christina Sukach, chief of public affairs for the 99 Air Base Wing at Nellis, said in an email to Military.com. Reports also suggest that Lt. Col. Schultz may have initially survived the mishap, and died from injuries sustained in the classified crash. Read more at https://theaviationist.com/2017/09/09/mysterious-crash-of-a-usaf-classified-jet-near-nellis-afb-fuels-speculations-of-f-35-involved/#0uqBVEC5QRlebdGi.99 Very interesting. First I've seen of this in any media reports. My guess on aircraft type is an Su-27. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 My guess is it is a aircraft not revealed to the public. I hear he was a great guy, he served in Canada and flew CF-18s at our test pilot school on an exchange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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