Brigadier General Rasid Mohammed Hasan in the cockpit of his F-16.
(Source: Iraqi embassy)
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
Tucson News Now has obtained exclusive pictures of the pilot killed in the F-16 crash on June 24.
The Iraqi embassy sent these pictures of Brigadier General Rasid Mohammed Hasan to Tucson News Now on Friday afternoon, with the explanation that there are two ways to spell his name. Rasid Mohammed Sadiq is the other.
Authorities are trying to figure out why his plane went down in Cochise County during a training mission.
The pilot was training with the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing.
The Air Force has established an interim safety board to investigate the incident.
Related links
Iraq confirms its pilot died in Arizona military plane crash: http://tucsonne.ws/1Hlu5T6
Iraqi fighter pilots training in Tucson: http://tucsonne.ws/1LsQXjy
Video: U.S airmen train Iraqi F-16 pilots: http://tucsonne.ws/1Ke5hvo
F-16 crashes near Douglas; search for pilot continues: http://tucsonne.ws/1LHAg1w
Original article can be found here: http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com
Source: Iraqi embassy
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