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Missing F-16 pilot an AFA grad
Posted: Jan 30, 2013 11:41 AM by Patricia Collier
Updated: Jan 30, 2013 11:54 AM
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo., -- An Air Force Academy 2003 graduate has been identified as the pilot of the F-16 that went missing during a night training flight over the Adriatic Sea Monday.
Capt. Lucas Gruenther was the chief of flight safety for the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy.
Before being assigned to Aviano Air Base, Gruenther was an instructor pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.
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