Pilot killed in Red Flag F-15 crash ID’d

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Staff and wire reports
Posted : Monday Aug 4, 2008 7:47:51 EDT

LAS VEGAS — A pilot was killed and another was injured Wednesday when an F-15 fighter jet crashed during training exercises in the Nevada desert.

Lt. Col. Thomas Bouley, commander of the 65th Aggressor Squadron, was declared dead shortly after the crash. A British Royal Air Force exchange pilot, whose name was withheld, was in stable condition at the base hospital, according to a base statement.

The two-seater F-15D Eagle went down at about 11:30 a.m. in the vast Nevada Test and Training Range north of Las Vegas, according to a statement released by officials at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

The 65th Aggressor Squadron simulates enemy forces in air combat Red Flag training exercises regularly held by the base, officials said.

The F-15D Eagle is primarily used for air-to-air missions and costs $29.9 million, according to Air Force figures.

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AIR FORCE Lt. Col. Thomas Boulay, commander of the 65th Aggressor Squadron, died in an F-15D crash July 30. An exchange pilot from the British Royal Air Force was also injured in the crash but has not been identified.

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