Pilot Error Caused Fatal North Sea F-15 Crash, Safety Board Says

F-15
Credit: USAF
LONDON —A U.S. Air Force F-15 pilot died last summer after losing spatial orientation during air-to-air exercises over the North Sea, an air force safety board has concluded. Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth “Kage” Allen, 27, of the RAF Lakenheath-based 48th Fighter Wing, was killed when his F-15C Eagle...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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