Body Found Of Iraqi General, Pilot Of F-16 That Crashed In Ariz.

June 26 2015

USA

The pilot of a F-16 that crashed earlier this week in Arizona has been identified as an Iraqi general, reports Agence France-Presse. The pilot's fate was not known for some time.

On Friday, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense said the body of Iraqi pilot Rasid Mohammed Sadiq, a brigadier general, was found by search teams near the crash site in the U.S.

The plane crashed Wednesday during an aerial refueling training mission, according to a U.S. defense offical.

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