[AirForceTimes] An F-16 pilot died when his ejection seat failed. Was it counterfeit?

An F-16 pilot died when his ejection seat failed. Was it counterfeit?
New details about 1st Lt. David Schmitz’s death have come to light in a federal civil lawsuit filed by his wife against three defense companies.

The Air Force’s official inquiry in the months following the accident found that electronics inside the seat were scratched, unevenly sanded and showed otherwise shoddy craftsmanship.

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