A Kfir jet, similar to the one flown by Carroll LeFon on the day he died. Photo: Jerry Gunner/FlickrIn Blog Post, Former Navy Pilot Foreshadowed His Own Death -- Danger Room
On the morning of March 6, a contractor-owned Kfir fighter jet missed the runway at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada. “The airplane struck the ground in an open field in the northwest corner of the airport property and impacted a concrete building on the field,” the National Transportation Safety Board reported. A photo from the scene showed the Israeli-made jet’s nose buried in the structure’s side and scorch marks on the walls.
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