Posted on 10/22/2020 10:29:24 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed in California on Tuesday morning during a routine training flight.
The pilot ejected safely and is being examined at a local medical facility, said Lt. Cmdr. Lydia Bock, a spokeswoman for Strike Fighter Wing Pacific. The crash occurred at about 10:10 a.m. local time near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
The Super Hornet, assigned to Naval Air Station Lemoore, was on a routine training flight when it experienced a mishap, Bock said. No additional details were provided about the cause of the crash.
"The U.S. Navy is investigating with local authorities," said Cmdr. Zach Harrell, a spokesperson for Naval Air Forces.
The crash has sparked a small brush fire in the area, according to KERO Channel 23, an ABC affiliate in the area. Units from China Lake were assisting after the crash, the station reported.
Last month, a Marine Corps KC-130J refueling aircraft and an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter collided during an air-to-air refueling mission in California, causing the stealth jet to crash. All nine personnel -- one in the F-35B and eight in the KC-130J tanker -- were found safe after that mishap.
In August, two Navy pilots and two crewmembers safely bailed out of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft before it crashed in Virginia during a training flight.
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In August, two Navy pilots and two crewmembers safely bailed out of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft before it crashed in Virginia during a training flight.
All absolutely unrelated. Do these guys get paid by the word when they write their articles?
China Lake is out in a big desert. Doubt the “brush fire” amounted to much vegetation loss.
I always remember China Lake from a story from my grandfather who was out there 50 years ago because he was looking for new places to fish and followed the signs. Eventually got to a guardport where a soldier kindly let him know its no lake and he will need to turn around.
All routine trading flights end in crashes?
We need to reevaluate this.
We know the MSM will NOT report this story since it includes “China.”
soldier kindly let him know its no lake and he will need to turn around.
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One day a Lt., being transferred in, arrived towing a sailboat.
True, I have been told.
I suspect the slant is that the Military is expensive and we should defund them. These planes that are crashing were a waste of money anyway.
I detest journalists.
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