Jet collision leaves one pilot dead in Virginia mountains
Two Air Force pilots ejected from a five plane Starfighter formation after a collision at 37500 feet. Capt Richard Derrick, 30, of Salt Lake City, died when his aircraft crashed near Lovingston in Nelson County. Capt Daniel Klix, 29, of Detroit, survived after parachuting and landing near Keene in Albemarle County.
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Charlottesville
Air Force
Nelson County
Richard Derrick
Salt Lake City
Lovingston
Daniel Klix
Detroit
Andrews Air Force Base
Kiix
Daniel G. van Cleif
Old Woodville
Keene
Albemarle County
Klix
Wendall Dodd
David
Derrick
Three Ridges Mountain
Wendall
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