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US Navy F-18 Super Hornet crashes in California
Published time: 31 Jul, 2019 19:07 Edited time: 31 Jul, 2019 19:16
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A US Navy fighter jet has crashed near a military installation in California, according to the Naval Air Forces. The status of the pilot is currently unknown.
A rescue effort is currently underway, Navy officials said. The aircraft was reportedly a Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet.“At approximately 10:00 a.m PST an F/A-18E crashed near @NAWS_CL. Search-and-rescue efforts are underway,” the Naval Air Forces tweeted Wednesday.
At approximately 10:00 a.m PST an F/A-18E crashed near @NAWS_CL. Search-and-rescue efforts are underway.
— flynavy (@flynavy) July 31, 2019
The Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake is located approximately 150 miles north of Los Angeles, California.
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