Draken US fly en lang rekke 2. og 3. generasjonsfly, i hovedsak som adversaries (Red Air), altså motstandere, i fingerte luftkamper. De flyr Douglas A-4K and A-4N Skyhawks, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 bis/UM, Aermacchi MB-339, Aero L-39 Albatros, Aero L-159E ALCA, Dassault Mirage F1M og Atlas Cheetah. De har hovedbase på Lakeland i Florida og base på Nellis. (Red.)
Contractor-Owned Aircraft Crashes Near Nellis AFB
May 25, 2021
Draken pilot dies in Mirage F1 crash near Nellis Air Force Base
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A Draken US pilot flying a Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet died in a crash Monday afternoon outside the southern perimeter of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
The company confirmed the unnamed pilot’s death in a statement from Nellis the same evening. The pilot was the sole person on board the aircraft.
“Draken has received news of a downed aircraft out of Nellis AFB and the tragic loss of one of our pilots,” the contractor said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people and families affected by this event. We are doing everything in our power to assist them in this time of need, and we are working closely with federal, state and local authorities.”
Florida-based Draken owns and flies Mirage F1s for “red air” missions opposing American forces as part of Air Force training. Spokespeople for the service and the company did not immediately answer what the pilot was doing at the time of the crash.
The plane went down in a residential neighborhood, billowing dark smoke, about three miles from Nellis and 12 miles north of the Las Vegas Strip, according to a report by KLAS-8, the CBS station in Las Vegas.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the mishap, which occurred around 2:30 p.m. local time. It will release a preliminary report in about two weeks.
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