US pilot dead after military plane crashes

SANAA, May 25 (YPA) – A pilot was killed when a military plane crashed near Las Vegas after taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, according to a statement posted on the air base’s website.

The pilot and plane were with Draken US, a Florida company. The plane crashed after taking off from the base, which is near North Las Vegas, around 2:30 p.m.

The name of the pilot was not immediately released, and there was no one else aboard, Draken US said in a statement distributed by the base.

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