CM Franklin Calls F-16 Military Pilot a Hero; Will Seek County Proclamation

April 10, 2017

For Immediate Release

Prince George’s County Councilman Mel Franklin Calls Military Pilot from F-16 Crash a Hero; Will Seek County Proclamation

Contact: Mel@melfranklin.net

After last week’s crash of an F-16 military aircraft in the Clinton area, the military has revealed additional information that, after the plane’s malfunction, the pilot quickly and successfully moved the plane’s trajectory to a wooded, uninhabited area so that the public would be safe.  The military has not yet released the name of the pilot.  Councilman Mel Franklin (D-District 9), who represents the area of the crash, issued the following statement today:

“Due to the impressive training of the United States Military and the heroic and quick actions taken by the pilot of last week’s F-16C plane accident, many lives of my constituents were saved.  The pilot is a credit to his uniform and our country and we owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude.  There are children and families alive today because of his actions.  At a time of his convenience, I will seek to honor him with a County proclamation to properly thank him for his service to our residents.”

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