Chicago Tribune, December 6, 1988
Copyright 1988 Chicago Tribune Company
Chicago Tribune
December 6, 1988 Tuesday, NORTH SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 8; ZONE: C
LENGTH: 104 words
HEADLINE: AIR FORCE GENERAL KILLED IN F-16 CRASH
BYLINE: From Chicago Tribune wires.
DATELINE: MADRID
BODY:
A U.S. Air Force general was killed when the F-16 fighter bomber he was flying
crashed near the central Spanish town of Guadalajara Monday night, a Defense
Ministry spokesman said. The dead man was identified as Maj. Gen. Winfield S.
Harpe, 51, originally from Thomaston, Ga., commander of the 16th Air Force.
His plane, based at Torrejon Air Base near Madrid, crashed about 8 miles from
Guadalajara, the spokesman said. Harpe was flying alone in the plane, one of
72 F-16s based at Torrejon, the spokesman added. Harpe was a former assistant
deputy chief of staff for personnel for the U.S. Air Force in Washington.
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