Retired Navy pilot dies in jet crash
Authorities say a contract pilot killed in the crash of an Israeli-made military jet in Nevada was a retired Navy captain, former Top Gun fighter school instructor and military blogger originally from Alexandria, Va.
The Navy Times reported that Carroll LeFon, 51, was killed in the 9:15 a.m. Tuesday crash of the Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. F-21 Kfir aircraft at Fallon Naval Air Station east of Reno.
The cause of the crash is being investigated. A base spokesman in Fallon had reported snow and fog at the time.