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A top F-15 pilot is killed in a routine training mission and two Air Force mechanics are charged with negligent homicide due to a simple mistake. The Air Force was aware of the problem that caused the crash but failed to correct it. Steve Kroft reports. Air Date: Jan 4, 1998

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