AeroTime is reporting that on August 12, 2025, a ride-along passenger on an F-15D inadvertently activated the eject system while it was taxiing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts. The incident involved a two-seat F-15 variant operated by the 104 Fighter Wing. Online footage shows the jet rolling along the taxiway as the canopy is expelled, with the rear-seat occupant visible crawling nearby under what seems to be a deployed parachute.

When speaking with AeroTime, the 104th Fighter Wing confirmed the incident occurred at roughly 14:05 on August 12, 2025. Although one service member was taken to a local hospital for precautionary evaluation, neither occupant was seriously injured, and flight operations were temporarily suspended with a 36-hour safety stand

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