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Air force captain commits suicide
Craig D. Button
This article is about the USAF pilot. For the hockey executive, see Craig Button.
US Air Force pilot who disappeared and crashed his A-10 aircraft (1964–1997)
Craig David Button (24 November 1964[1] – 2 April 1997) was a United States Air Forcecaptain who died when he crashed a Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft under mysterious circumstances on 2 April 1997.
During the incident, Captain Button inexplicably flew hundreds of miles off-course without radio contact, appeared to maneuver purposefully[2] and did not attempt to eject before the crash.[3] His death is regarded as a suicide because no other hypothesis explains the events.[4] The incident caused widespread public speculation about Button's intentions and whereabouts until the crash site was found three weeks later.[5][6] The aircraft carried live bombs which have not been recovered.[7]
Biography
Craig Button graduated from Wa