2. Aircraft crash photos revealed as hoax say Will and Guy An United States Air Force F-15 fighter aircraft with the Missouri National Guard broke apart in mid air on 2 nd November 2007; the pilot escaped using his ejector seat. The following pictures appeared on the internet claiming to be actual photographs of the F-15 breaking up. Will and Guy have learned that these pictures are an animation of what might have happened. Knowing that the pilot is safe, although injured; we would like you to look at the presentations and make your own conclusions.

3. F-15 in flight

4. The pilot is just visible

5. The pilot is clearer in this slide

6. In this photo it appears that the front pod is breaking away from the rear

7. This is looking serious

8. The pod has totally broken free from the fuselage

9. The pilot prepares to eject

10. Equipment flies out

11. The pilot will be next

12. There he goes

13. The pilot is safe

14. The Hoax Revealed The truth behind this story: The pictures that you have been viewing are not real photographs but are taken from an animation created as part of the investigation into the crash. All models of the F-15 were grounded until an USAF investigation into the crash concluded that there was a manufacturing defect in the airplane, which was built in the 1970s by McDonnell Douglas.