On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:26:27 -0500, "John Doe"
wrote in xOsIf.30314$Dh.842@dukeread04::


"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
It was reported that the USAF found a verbal reprimand appropriate
punishment for flight lead Parker.

Got a source for that?

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Lead F-16 pilot cleared in fatal crash over Manatee County

Saturday, March 31, 2001
Associated Press


BRADENTON — The lead F-16 pilot involved in a crash that killed a
civilian pilot was cleared of criminal wrongdoing Friday and will
retire Saturday.

Air Force officials said the mistakes Lt. Col. Parker made leading
up to the crash over Manatee County deserved only "administrative
action" — a written or verbal reprimand. He will also retain his
officer's pension.

Citing confidentiality laws, Air Force officials would not
elaborate on what form of administrative action was taken. They
also would not say which of the mistakes he made the day of the
crash led to the reprimand, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported
for Saturday editions.

The collision occurred Nov. 16. Jacques Olivier, a flight
instructor from Hernando County, was killed in the crash.

Capt. Greg Kreuder was following Parker on his way from Moody Air
Force Base in Georgia to a bombing range in central Florida.

But navigational problems led the pilots out of their military
flight zone at 480 mph, more than 180 mph faster than federal and
Air Force guidelines allow in airspace below 10,000 feet near
airports.

Olivier died instantly in the crash, his Cessna scattered over a
Bradenton country club. Kreuder ejected and parachuted to safety
before his plane crashed into a wooded area.
...

Although it was Kreuder's F-16 that struck Olivier's single-engine
plane, an Air Force report released earlier this month pointed to
Parker's mistakes made in the minutes before the accident.

The report said Parker, who was responsible for navigating the
jets, gave incorrect instructions to his on-board computer,
leading the F-16s more than seven miles off-course.

The decision regarding Parker was made by Brig. Gen. John Rosa,
commander of Moody Air Force Base in south Georgia, where the F-16
pilots were stationed at the time of the crash. The decision came
about two weeks after Kreuder was cleared in the crash.
...
The former flight instructor's family in Hernando County has filed
a $10 million claim against the federal government for the pilots'
role in ...

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