Air Force Again in Trouble, F-15D Ejected Unexpectedly from the Back Seat on the Ground -!
On August 13, 2025, at the Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA, a back seat passenger of an F-15D "Eagle" fighter jet belonging to the 104th Fighter Wing accidentally ejected while on the ground.
A video circulating on social media shows that when the aircraft was still taxiing, smoke came out from the back seat, and the cockpit canopy fell off during the ejection, landing on the left wing of the aircraft. In the video, the ejected passenger appears to be crawling near the runway, with a parachute visible nearby.
Zero-zero ejection (zero altitude, zero speed) carries additional risks, but although ground accidental ejections are rare, they are not without precedent.
According to information from the Air Force, the passenger may have been a recruitment officer from the 104th Fighter Wing, but his identity has not been confirmed yet. The 104th Fighter Wing has not released more details, and further reports will add the latest developments.
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