Civilian Alerts Airmen After Noticing Something Odd Coming from Back of F-15 Jet, Now They're Thanking Him
Western Journal
on July 26, 2021
By Jacob Gurney, The Western Journal
A man is being recognized for helping to avert a crisis and the possible loss of life after he noticed something wrong with a U.S. Air Force jet.
According to The Drive’s War Zone, on July 13, Matt Smart, an aviation photographer, captured several shots of a F-15E Strike Eagle spewing sparks from its engine while taking off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath in Suffolk, England. RAF Lakenheath is the largest base in England that is operated by the U.S. Air Force, according to the base’s website.
“From what I heard the pilot reported no issues with handling etcetera and stayed out for a while; we were expecting him to return to base, but he didn’t. I understand that someone also phoned the base about it to make them aware,”
Smart told The War Zone.
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