Funeral set for retired Navy captain who died in crash
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FALLON -- A funeral is planned for later this month in San Diego for the retired Navy captain who was killed in Northern Nevada last week when the jet he was flying crashed into a small munitions building at Naval Air Station Fallon.
Retired Capt. Carroll LeFon was flying the Israeli-built F-21 for a Virginia-based company that simulates enemy aircraft for Navy pilots during training exercises at the base about 60 miles southeast of Reno.
The 51-year-old highly decorated pilot was an instructor at the Navy's TOPGUN Fighter Weapons School and commanded the Strike Fighter Squadron 94 from 2001-03. During seven deployments, he served on the aircraft carriers Constellation, Independence and Carl Vinson.
The March 27 service is planned at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.
