Air Combat Chief Doesn’t Expect Crash to Derail OA-X Effort
6/28/2018
By Yasmin Tadjdeh
A recent fatal crash of an A-29 Super Tucano is unlikely to put the kibosh on the Air Force’s light attack experiment, the commander of Air Combat Command said June 28.
On June 22, a Super Tucano participating in the effort — also known as OA-X — crashed over the Red Rio Bombing Range, which is part of the White Sands Missile Range north of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. One pilot, Navy Lt. Christopher Carey Short, was killed, and another suffered minor injuries.
Air Force Gen. James "Mike" Holmes said flight operations are currently suspended as the service stands up an investigation and safety review, but noted that he didn’t expect the crash to derail the project.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2018/6/28/air-combat-chief-doesnt-expect-crash-to-derail-oax-effort
