The names of two Air Force pilots killed in the crash of their Bombardier E-11A electronic surveillance plane in Afghanistan were released on Wednesday, U.S. defense officials told Fox News. Phaneuf was assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. AERIAL IMAGES OF IRANIAN ATTACK ON IRAQ BASE“This is a tragic loss to the Air Force and our Ellsworth Family. The remains of the two pilots who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel were recovered from the crash site in Ghazni province by American forces on Tuesday. Aircraft mishaps happen,” Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters Wednesday at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Fox News January 30, 2020 01:18 UTC