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By The Associated Press

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Published: Fri, February 22, 2008 - 11:07 am
Last Updated: Fri, February 22, 2008 - 4:27 pm

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The Air Force says 1st Lt. Ali Jivanjee
was the F-15C Eagle pilot killed in a training flight collision
with another fighter jet over the Gulf of Mexico.
Eglin Air Force Base did not give the hometown of the
26-year-old man who died Wednesday after ejecting from the jet. He
had joined the Air Force in 2004.
The pilot of the second jet ejected and survived in good
condition.
Eglin said it will resume its routine training flights Monday.
The base suspended flights because of the accident.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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