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Two US Military Jets Collide in Arizona

Two A-10 jets from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base collided and crashed on Thursday in a desert area about 25 miles east of Douglas, leaving one pilot dead, the Air Force said.

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Two A-10 jets from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base collided and crashed on Thursday in a desert area about 25 miles east of Douglas, leaving one pilot dead, the Air Force said.

A base spokesman said one pilot was being evaluated at a Sierra Vista hospital. However, military officials said the other pilot died in the collision. The names of the pilots were not immediately released pending notification of their relatives.

Sgt. Dan Carpenter said an initial search-and-rescue response force was en route to the crash site in rugged terrain just north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the southeast corner of Arizona.

The single-seat Thunderbolt jets, assigned to the 355th Wing of Tucson-based Davis-Monthan, were on a training mission when the accident occurred about 3 p.m. MST, Carpenter said.

There was no immediate word on a possible cause for the crash.

The A-10 aircraft, used in close air support of ground forces, gained fame during the Gulf War when they attacked Iraqi tanks.

The last crash involving an A-10 from Davis-Monthan occurred in August 1998 a few miles southwest of Tucson's Kitt Peak.

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