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Saturday, July 18, 2009

US fighter jet crashes in Afghanistan; 2 crew dead

F-15 EagleA U.S. military F-15E fighter jet crashed in central Afghanistan early Saturday, killing two crew members, officials said.

The military said the crash was not due to hostile fire. Col. Greg Julian, a U.S. military spokesman, said a second fighter aircraft flying alongside saw no evidence of hostile fire, and Afghan authorities described the remote area as peaceful.

No fighter jets have crashed in Afghanistan in years. Militants are able to shoot down helicopters with rockets, but are not known to have the anti-aircraft weaponry necessary to bring down a high-flying jet.

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