The Air Force has identified the Pilot killed in Tuesday’s crash as Lt. Col. Ira S. Eadie.
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Eadie was assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif. and was on a training mission with another pilot when the two-seater U-2 crashed, officials report.
The other pilot, who was not identified, suffered injuries that were not life-threatening and is in good condition at a local medical facility.
In this June 25, 2013, photo released by the U.S. Air Force 9th Reconnaissance Wing public affairs, shows Lt. Col. Ira S. Eadie, who died in a crash of a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane after taking off from Beale Air Force Base in N.
Beale spokesman Airman Tristan Viglianco said it was not immediately known if the pilot had died during the unsafe eject procedure or after. There’s no timeline for investigators to conclude their probe. The Air Force declined further comment, saying the crash was under investigation.
The aircraft was allot to 1st Reconnaissance Squadron it crashed in the Sutter Buttes, a mountain range about 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of Sacramento.
One day after the U-2 went down in the Sutter Buttes, the Air Force began a hard investigation as it mourned the loss of a pilot. The pilots landed a short distance away.
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