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Photo of crash

Thursday, March 21, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.

PHOTO

AN F-15C FIGHTER jet participating in Green Flag aerial war games is shown after it crashed on take off at Nellis Air Force Base on Thursday, March 21,1996, in Las Vegas. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and is in stable condition at the base hospital. The pilot's name was not released, but the plane was attached to the 1st fighter wing at Langley Air Force Base ,Va.

JIM LAURIE/ ASSOCIATED PRESS

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