ESCANABA, Mich. – Upper Peninsula people were alerted a week ago that aerial military training missions would begin last Monday evening and continue through Thursday. It was during the exercises Wednesday afternoon that a Wisconsin Air Guard jet crashed in a remote area near Manistique. On Facebook the 115th Fighter Wing had issued a routine issued alert about the upcoming training. The message: “Area residents may see or hear F16 fighter jets taking off or landing until approximately 10 p.m. Training flights normally take place during daylight hours, but pilots and maintenance personnel are required to conduct evening/nighttime operations as part of their overall readiness.” The message said that pilots would follow flight paths designed to minimize noise to area residents.”
