Service Member Ejected From F-15 Aircraft at Barnes ANGB in Westfield

Service member ejected from F-15 aircraft at Barnes ANGB in Westfield

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A service member of the 104th Fighter Wing was ejected from an F-15 aircraft on the flightline at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield on Tuesday. A video circulating on social media shows a military fighter jet traveling on the tarmac, with the tail code identified as Massachusetts. As the plane moves down the runway, a person can be seen off to the side working to stand up. Four rescued from burning vehicl…

Rear-seat passenger accidentally ejects from US F-15D during taxi

The passenger was reportedly a non-pilot member of the US Air National Guard who accidentally engaged the ejection sequence of the two-seat F-15 variant while the jet was taxiing.

Passenger accidentally ejects from F-15D Eagle in the US

A passenger in a US Air National Guard F-15D Eagle from the 104th Fighter Wing appears to have… The post Passenger accidentally ejects from F-15D Eagle in the US appeared first on Air Data News.

Passenger ejects from F-15D Eagle in Massachusetts

A ride-along passenger in a US Air National Guard F-15D Eagle appears to have unintentionally ejected from the aircraft while it was taxiing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts.  In footage posted on social media, the two-seat fighter can be seen rolling along the taxiway with a puff of smoke rising from the rear cockpit. The canopy, blown off during the ejection sequence, lands across the jet’s left wing. The rear-seat…

F-15D Backseat Passenger Accidentally Ejects on the Ground

An unusual incident unfolded at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts, when the backseat passenger of an F-15D Eagle from the 104th Fighter Wing accidentally ejected — while the aircraft was still taxiing. U.S. Air Force photo/Chrissy Cuttita Video posted on social media shows the moment’s aftermath: a puff of smoke rising from the backseat, the canopy blown clear and resting across the Eagle’s left wing. The passenger, now …