The death of an F-16 pilot running missile defense shows how dangerous even the lower-risk missions are in Ukraine
"...Last week Ukraine's F-16s flew in combat, defending against a massive Russian aerial attack. But one of them crashed and killed its pilot, underscoring how even the missions initially thought to be of relatively lower risk are still dangerous.
"Flying fighters is a dangerous pursuit even in any situation," Vincent Aiello, a former US naval aviator who, in addition to flying F/A-18s, also flew the F-16 during his military career, told Business Insider.
Ukraine debut its F-16s to the world in early August ..."
Reference: www.businessinsider.com .
