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Military Jets Collide over Indiana
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Two military jets collide over Indiana
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKTOWN, Ind. (AP) - Two fighter jets collided Monday over rural southwestern Indiana, state police said. The fate of those aboard was not immediately known.
Sgt. Greg Winkler said the jets collided in the midafternoon over Oaktown, about 40 miles south of Terre Haute. He said he believed the wreckage landed in a field.
Two military jets collide over Indiana
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKTOWN, Ind. (AP) - Two fighter jets collided Monday over rural southwestern Indiana, state police said. The fate of those aboard was not immediately known.
Sgt. Greg Winkler said the jets collided in the midafternoon over Oaktown, about 40 miles south of Terre Haute. He said he believed the wreckage landed in a field.
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Monday, May 17, 2004
OAKTOWN, Ind. ? Two military fighter jets collided Monday in southwestern Indiana (search), state police said. An eyewitness said at least one of the pilots parachuted safely to the ground, but the fate of the other pilot was not immediately clear.
State police Sgt. Greg Winkler said the jets collided about 1:40 p.m. over Oaktown, about 40 miles south of Terre Haute. He said he believed the wreckage landed in an open field.
Winkler said the military had been notified but could not say to which branch the jets belonged.
A Knox County emergency services, who not give his name, said the county coroner had been sent to the scene, but would not confirm any fatalities.
Don Kirkham, a former Knox County sheriff, said he was mowing his lawn when he heard a boom or explosion and then looked up to see a man parachuting down. He said he drove to that area and found two other people comforting the pilot, who was agitated and had head wounds.
"He's OK. He's bleeding from facial wounds," Kirkham said.
"All he was concerned about was his buddy. He said `I'm not worried about anything but my buddy,' so we cornered him and got him into an ambulance," Kirkham said.
Jonathan Swain, Gov. Joe Kernan's (search) press secretary, said that the jets were F-16s (search), but that he did not know any other details.
Karla Caballero, manager of Da Bar & Grill in Oaktown, said she was talking on the phone to her mother when she heard what she assumed was a sonic boom.
She said that about 15 minutes later a man came into the bar and said he saw a pilot parachute down along nearby U.S. 41 who said he spoke to the pilot, who appeared fine.
She said other people said they saw smoke coming from an area about 6 to 8 miles south of the rural town of about 800 people.
OAKTOWN, Ind. ? Two military fighter jets collided Monday in southwestern Indiana (search), state police said. An eyewitness said at least one of the pilots parachuted safely to the ground, but the fate of the other pilot was not immediately clear.
State police Sgt. Greg Winkler said the jets collided about 1:40 p.m. over Oaktown, about 40 miles south of Terre Haute. He said he believed the wreckage landed in an open field.
Winkler said the military had been notified but could not say to which branch the jets belonged.
A Knox County emergency services, who not give his name, said the county coroner had been sent to the scene, but would not confirm any fatalities.
Don Kirkham, a former Knox County sheriff, said he was mowing his lawn when he heard a boom or explosion and then looked up to see a man parachuting down. He said he drove to that area and found two other people comforting the pilot, who was agitated and had head wounds.
"He's OK. He's bleeding from facial wounds," Kirkham said.
"All he was concerned about was his buddy. He said `I'm not worried about anything but my buddy,' so we cornered him and got him into an ambulance," Kirkham said.
Jonathan Swain, Gov. Joe Kernan's (search) press secretary, said that the jets were F-16s (search), but that he did not know any other details.
Karla Caballero, manager of Da Bar & Grill in Oaktown, said she was talking on the phone to her mother when she heard what she assumed was a sonic boom.
She said that about 15 minutes later a man came into the bar and said he saw a pilot parachute down along nearby U.S. 41 who said he spoke to the pilot, who appeared fine.
She said other people said they saw smoke coming from an area about 6 to 8 miles south of the rural town of about 800 people.
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