Aircraft crashes near Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas

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An aircraft crashed soon after takeoff from Nellis Air Force Base Monday afternoon, officials from the base tweeted.

The "contractor-operated aircraft" crashed just outside the southern edge of the base around 2:30 p.m. local time, according to officials.

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Date:25-MAY-2021
Time:c. 14:30
Type:
Silhouette image of generic MRF1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different

Dassault Mirage F1
Owner/operator:Draken International LLC
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage:Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:south of Nellis AFB (LSV/KLSV), Las Vegas, Clark County, NV -
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United States of America
Phase:Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV (LSV/KLSV)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
A Dassault Mirage F1, callsign "Sniper 01", went down in the backyard of a home, south of NellisAFB (LSV/KLSV), Las Vegas, Cark County, Nevada.
A parachute was seen, but it's not yet clear if the pilot survived the crash.
 
An ATAC A-4 crashed on takeoff just a couple years back right after liftoff. Luckily went into an empty field right across the runway on base.

Hopefully no ground injuries on this one.
 
///AMG said:
Doubt he really flies the "line" anymore, though who knows. • to hear. Still waiting for a bro to check in and say he is ok.
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Yeah, he'd be about 70. But given how sharp he still is in airshows, I'm betting he's still logging jet time, just not billable hours.
 
Oh I imagine he is for sure still flying the jets. My guess is that he does PR events and/or FCFs.....at least that is probably what I would have time for if I were him. Met him once a long time ago at an airshow while I was poking around his MiG. He didn't even mention who he was until his wife came up and offered that information. Nice guy, just wanted to chat about airplanes.
 
"After years of praise for helping the Air Force fulfill a huge training gap at its most prestigious training installation — Nellis Air Force Base, the home of the USAF's elite Weapons School, a large part of the Operational Test community, and the service's massive Red Flag aerial wargames — Draken International's permanent presence there will end in early June."

The article indicates that adversary capability currently offered by A-4s, L-159s, and Mirage F1s do not meet the need for a near-peer adversary with datalinks and contemporary sensors.

Both Draken and its competitor, "Top Aces," are/were in the process of acquiring F-16s from other countries.

www.thedrive.com

Adversary Air Contract For Nellis Air Force Base Won't Be Renewed

After years of providing Nellis with 'red air' capabilities, Draken International will cease operations at the base in June.
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Yeah, A4s, F1s, F5s, (I don't even know what an L-159 is), MK-58 Hunters, Kfirs, (basically every civilian red air platform) are garbage and completely useless to us. Doesn't matter that millions/billions have been poured into the contracts. They haven't provided value added for at least 10 years. That said, putting money into a new contract of "F-16s" isn't better.....those are garbage too, by and large (at least what contract air services can get their hands on). We need to go back to mil owned/flight suit flown adversaries flying F-22/F-35, and for us F/A-18E/F, F-35C. Which isn't that hard for most everyday events.....you just blue/red swap with other squadrons on the flight line. Harder for big ticket events like RF or AWF, but the resources exist. I don't need an F-5 flying at 500 feet in circles who provides nothing but a death time and a recollection of merge geometry
 
///AMG said:
Yeah, A4s, F1s, F5s, (I don't even know what an L-159 is), MK-58 Hunters, Kfirs, (basically every civilian red air platform) are garbage and completely useless to us. Doesn't matter that millions/billions have been poured into the contracts. They haven't provided value added for at least 10 years. That said, putting money into a new contract of "F-16s" isn't better.....those are garbage too, by and large (at least what contract air services can get their hands on). We need to go back to mil owned/flight suit flown adversaries flying F-22/F-35, and for us F/A-18E/F, F-35C. Which isn't that hard for most everyday events.....you just blue/red swap with other squadrons on the flight line. Harder for big ticket events like RF or AWF, but the resources exist. I don't need an F-5 flying at 500 feet in circles who provides nothing but a death time and a recollection of merge geometry
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L-159 is the latest greatest in the L-39 line.
 
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