F-16 Pilot Died Because His Ejection Seat May Have Been Counterfeit

Valerie Schmitz, the widow of an F-16 pilot killed after a failed nighttime landing, has filed a federal civil action lawsuit against defence companies, alleging that the ejection seat was a forgery. 

According to Air Force Times, key components of the pilot's ejection seat may have been fake, according to an Air Force inquiry into a fatal fighter jet crash in 2020.

First Lieutenant David Schmitz, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, passed away on J...

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