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Air Force: Loss of Consciousness Deemed Cause of Fatal 2018 F-16 Crash

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, October 16th, 2018

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Air Force: Loss of Consciousness Deemed Cause of Fatal 2018 F-16 Crash

A U.S. Air Force F-16. Photo: Air Force.

The Air Force on Tuesday released an accident investigation board report determining the cause of a fatal F-16 Thunderbird crash this past April.Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, an F-16CM pilot assigned to the Thunderbird squadron, fatally crashed after suffering loss of consciousness while performing in a routine aerial demonstration training flight April 4 at the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) near Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, the board determined.The mishap took place during a practice of the ‘High Show’ version…

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