Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Missing F16 Pilot Identified

A missing F16 pilot has been identified as Captain Lucas Gruenther.

The US Air Force F16 went missing Monday night, over the Adriatic Sea.

Italian and US forces are still searching for pilot and plane.

A debris field was found, on Tuesday, but it has not been confirmed as the plane.

Gruenther was the chief of flight safety for the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy.

He was originally from Twain Harte, California and graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 2003.

His body was found on Thursday.

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