BOSTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The Massachusetts Air National Guard released the identity on Friday of the 104th Fighter Wing pilot who died Wednesday when his F-15C Eagle crash landed in rural Virginia en route to Naval Air Station New Orleans.
"On behalf of the family of our fallen pilot and with a sense of profound sadness, I am sad to share that Lt. Col. Morris 'Moose' Fontenot, Jr., was killed tragically in Wednesday's F-15 crash," said Col. James Keefe, 104th Fighter Wing Commander. "We all continue to keep the Fontenot family in our thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time."