F-16 Reported to Have “Live Ammunition” Crashes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Tom Demerly
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File photo of a 115th Fighter Wing F-16. (Image credit: 115th FW)

115th Fighter Wing F-16 lost over Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan. Pilot Condition Unknown.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing from Truax Field Air National Guard Base outside Madison, Wisconsin, crashed Tuesday night at approximately 20.00 Local Time near Stevens Lake close to the border of Delta County in the center of Michigan’s upper peninsula. The condition of the pilot has not been reported.

Some unconfirmed reports suggested the aircraft may have been carrying live ammunition at the time of the crash.

According to additional reports, emergency crews and first responders were at the scene of the crash as of midnight on Tuesday, December 8.
The aircraft may have been taking part in a series of nighttime training missions scheduled for this week from Monday, December 7 until Thursday, December 10.

Reports about the training exercise were published last week in local media outlets, notifying local residents of the possibility of increased jet noise at night.

The Air Force announced that the 115th FW was one of two Air National Guard wings selected to operate the F-35 Lightning II in December 2017. The conversion to the fifth-generation jet fighter is scheduled for 2023.

This story will be updated as new information becomes available.

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Tom Demerly is a feature writer, journalist, photographer and editorialist who has written articles that are published around the world on TheAviationist.com, TACAIRNET.com, Outside magazine, Business Insider, We Are The Mighty, The Dearborn Press & Guide, National Interest, Russia’s government media outlet Sputnik, and many other publications. Demerly studied journalism at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan. Tom Demerly served in an intelligence gathering unit as a member of the U.S. Army and Michigan National Guard. His military experience includes being Honor Graduate from the U.S. Army Infantry School at Ft. Benning, Georgia (Cycle C-6-1) and as a Scout Observer in a reconnaissance unit, Company “F”, 425th INF (RANGER/AIRBORNE), Long Range Surveillance Unit (LRSU). Demerly is an experienced parachutist, holds advanced SCUBA certifications, has climbed the highest mountains on three continents and visited all seven continents and has flown several types of light aircraft.
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