Iceland's Volcano Still Grounds The U.S. Air Force In Europe

Jet Engine Meets Volcanic Ash This British Airways engine experienced a run in with a volcanic ash plume in 1982. Image: Eric Moody, British Airways

US Military Fears Volcano Could Harm Jets -- New York Times/AP

RAF LAKENHEATH, England (AP) -- U.S. Air Force officials warned Thursday their biggest fighter wing in Europe could suffer long-term damage if Iceland's volcano keeps belching ash into the skies.

The Air Force sent two F-15 fighters on test flights Wednesday and another eight on Thursday, but said not enough data has been gathered to resume normal operations, despite the lifting of the civilian flight ban and the return to the skies of commercial airliners.

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