F-16 Crash

Here's the initial press release from the Air Force news service.

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFPN) — A pilot assigned to the 78th Fighter
Squadron here was killed when his F-16 fighter aircraft crashed March 19, in
an area north of Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas.
Maj. Brison Phillips, a member of the F-16 East Coast Demonstration Team,
also known as the Ninth Air Force Demonstration Team, crashed while
performing during an Air Show 2000 at the naval station.

Phillips was an instructor pilot and mission commander with more than 2,600
flying hours, including more than 2,300 in the F-16. A 13-year Air Force
veteran, Phillips received his commission as a distinguished graduate of
Texas A&M University Reserve Officers Training Corps Program.

A board of Air Force officers has been appointed to investigate the
accident.

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