From Air Force Material Command:
11/6/2009 - KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico -- Fiscal year 2009 was the safest flying year in the 62-year history of the Air Force with only 17 Class A mishaps.
The next best year was fiscal year 2006 with 19 Class A mishaps. A Class A mishap is one where there is loss of life, an injury resulting in permanent total disability, the destruction of an Air Force aircraft, or property damage or loss exceeding $1 million.
According to William C. Redmond, Air Force Safety Center executive director, regarding destroyed aircraft specifically, the Air Force matched its safest year, (fiscal year 2006) with eight destroyed aircraft, down from 15 in fiscal year 2008.
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My Comment: Kudos to the Air Force for a job well done.
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