EEK!! Double post. Sorry Mods, please clean.

Well they said they had to send a hazmat team in first so something is dirty up in the woods, Could be somekind of cover for about a gazillion things.

The seat charges and canopy breaker and any weapons/ammo on board are hazardous materials. they need a hazmat team for this.

If the aircraft has lawn darted and is in a crater all this material is in the hole and if the pilot did not eject his body is under all the rest of the plane in the bottom of the crater.

Also if the plane cratered they would not be able to tell if the ejection seat and pilot still in the plane or not.

The first thing the military looks for is the ejection seat because the pilot is with it in many cases.

There are 3+ beacons on fighter air craft.
One on the plane, one on the seat, and one in the seat survival pack.
But some pilots have been known to carry a extra on there survival vest
Also if its a two place aircraft the co-pilot would have one on his seat and in his seat pack.

If none of these have gone off it a very good chance they are in little pieces in the bottom of the crater.

Unfortunately the pilot didnt make it