Pentagon and Air Force officials announced that regular training flight schedules for aircraft participating in Operation Desert Shield would resume on two months ago. It is estimated that the order covered 700 aircraft. Aircraft training operations had been suspended for 24 hours following a rash of accidents. Five United States aircraft have been involved in fatal crashes since the start of Desert Shield. They are identified as an F-111, an F-4 reconnaissance jet, an F-15E and two HU-1 Huey helicopters. In addition, a C-5 transport that crashed in Germany was ferrying supplies to Saudi Arabia.
Pentagon and Air Force officials announced that regular training flight schedules for aircraft participating in Operation Desert Shield would resume on Thursday. It is estimated that the order covered 700 aircraft. Aircraft training operations had been suspended for 24 hours following a rash of accidents. Five United States aircraft have been involved in fatal crashes since the start of Desert Shield. They are identified as an F-111, an F-4 reconnaissance jet, an F-15E and two HU-1 Huey helicopters. In addition, a C-5 transport that crashed in Germany was ferrying supplies to Saudi Arabia.