Coast Guard continues search for downed airman off Charleston
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Seaman Conner Stockton looks for Air Force Capt. Nicholas Giglio of the 20th Fighter......read moreread more
Courtesy Photo | Seaman Conner Stockton looks for Air Force Capt. Nicholas Giglio of the 20th Fighter Wing of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., with long-range binoculars aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bear, Friday afternoon, Oct. 16, 2009. Giglio was involved in a mid-air collision between two F-16 aircraft from Shaw Air Force Base Thursday evening approximately 30 miles northeast of Charleston. Coast Guard crews have search continuously for Giglio with aircraft, cutters and boats. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Volves) see less
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Coast Guard rescue crews have been searching for a missing Air Force Pilot involved in a collision with another military aircraft 30-miles northeast of Charleston.
Missing is Air Force Capt. Nicholas Giglio of the 20th Fighter Wing of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
Giglio's F-16 collided with a second F-16 at approximately 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Shaw AFB notified the Coast Guard to assist in the search for the missing pilot.
An HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Savannah, Ga., a C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft crew from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., the Charleston based 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Yellowfin, rescue boat crews from Station Georgetown, S.C., and Station Charleston have been searching since Thursday.
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