US EditionPilot Creates Mid-Air Tribute for Fallen Ohio Airmen
A pilot traced a salute and three headstones in Ohio airspace to honor three fallen Air National Guardsmen killed in a KC-135 crash, part of 13 U.S. deaths in the Iran war.
- An Ohio pilot drew a salute and three headstones earlier this month in a tribute over Ohio, honoring Guardsmen killed during the March 12 Iraq crash.
- The March 12 crash in Iraq killed three guardsmen assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing, supporting Operation Epic Fury.
- The Ohio National Guard said the three served with dedication, professionalism and pride, and in a Facebook video message, the Guard said 'They were valued members of our team and their loss is deeply felt across the 121st and the entire Ohio National Guard'.
- At least 13 U.S. service members have died, including Major John Alex Klinner, Captain Ariana G. Savino, and Technical Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt in the KC-135 crash.
- Background reporting drew on Ohio National Guard and FOX Television Station material, and the report credited those sources; flight-tracking data and licensed video from Flightradar24 and Storyful documented the flight.
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In March, six American soldiers were killed when a plane crashed over Iraq. A pilot performed an unusual maneuver to honor the fallen soldiers.
On Thursday there was an emotional moment in Ohio, after a U.S. Air Force pilot decided to pay a heartfelt tribute to three American soldiers who died in Iraq, amid the tensions that exist with their neighbor Iran, currently in conflict with Israel and the U.S. The pilot used his flight route to trace with his aircraft in the sky a figure showing the silhouette of a military man next to three tombstones. This gesture, recorded by the Flightradar…
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