Body Found Of Iraqi General, Pilot Of F-16 That Crashed In Ariz.
June 26 2015
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.
Sadiq was enrolled...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2025
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.