AIR FORCE JET CRASHES IN FLORIDA, KILLING BOY.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. An Air Force F-16 fighter plane trying to make an emergency landing crashed into a house Thursday, setting the home on fire as pieces of the jet scattered through the neighborhood. A 4-year-old boy was killed and his mother was severely burned, authorities said. The pilot, Capt. Frederik G. Hartwig, ejected safely after the jet's single engine failed 20 miles north of Pensacola and he could not reach Pensacola Regional Airport Pensacola Regional Airport (IATA: PNS, ICAO: KPNS, FAA LID: PNS) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) northeast of the city of Pensacola in Escambia County, Florida. , said Air Force spokeswoman Maj. Monica Aloisio. The F-16 was one of 50 Air Force planes being evacuated from the East Coast because of Hurricane Bertha. Robin Cannon, 31, was pulled from the burning house by neighbors. ``She just kept saying, `I want my baby, I want my baby,' '' said Linda McDonald Linda McDonald is the drummer in the all-female metal/hard rock band Phantom Blue and in the all female tribute bands The Iron Maidens (billed as the "World's Only Female Tribute To Iron Maiden") and The Little Dolls (billed as, "All Female, All Ozzy, All The Time... , who works two blocks away. ``The guys ran back to the house to see if they could get in, but it was well engulfed by then. One of the neighbors came out with wet towels and wrapped them around her.'' Firefighters found the remains of Cannon's 4-year-old son, Sean Cannon Seán Cannon (born November 29,1940 in Galway) is an Irish musician, who since 1982 has been lead vocal and guitarist for the Dubliners. Early life Seán Cannon was born in Galway, Ireland on November 29, 1940. , inside the demolished home, said Jerry Potts Jerry Potts (on or before 1840-1896), (also known as Ky-yo-kosi, meaning Bear Child), hunter, interpreter, and scout. Born at Fort McKenzie on the Missouri River, Montana, the only child of Blood Indian Namo-pisi (Crooked Back) and Andrew R. , assistant police chief. Robin Cannon was in critical condition with severe burns late Thursday at the University of South Alabama The University of South Alabama is a public, doctoral-level university in Mobile, Alabama, USA. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. Burn Center in Mobile, Ala., where she was flown by helicopter, said Bernie Grappe, a spokesman for West Florida
West Florida was a region on the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico, which underwent several boundary and sovereignty changes during its history. Regional Medical Center in Pensacola. A witness, Yvonne Griffith, said she was in her car at a stop sign when the jet plunged into the house less than a block away. Griffith said when she went to help she saw a child inside the house as it burned. Neighbor Malissa Rodgers said she saw the jet smash into the house. ``The house exploded into a ball of fire and pieces of airplane went scattering everywhere,'' she said. Authorities evacuated a three-block area around the site and an Air Force team was dispatched to investigate. Several people overcome by heat and injured by debris were treated at the scene, said John Teelin, a spokesman for Escambia County Emergency Management. Hartwig, 35, of St. Paul, Minn., fell into a tree near the crash site about a mile from the airport. He was in good condition at Naval Hospital, said Air Force spokesman Maj. Jerry Renne. |
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