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Two US Navy F-18s crash in the Atlantic off North Carolina’s Outer Banks
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Posted on 05/26/2016 2:17:54 PM PDT by Java4Jay
Two of the US Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets have crashed off the coast of North Carolina on Thursday, the US Coast Guard confirmed. Their crews have been recovered and taken to a hospital.
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: aerospace; navair; oceananas; planecrash; rescue
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posted on
05/26/2016 2:17:54 PM PDT
by
Java4Jay
To: Java4Jay
Donald Trump cannot take over soon enough, these planes need to be maintained, not to obamits standards but to US Navy standards.
To: Java4Jay
Crews walked away. Planes are replaceable.
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posted on
05/26/2016 2:25:02 PM PDT
by
Eddie01
To: Java4Jay
Well, WAY less expens7ve than two F-35s taking each other out. Did this have anything to do with transgenderism?
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posted on
05/26/2016 2:26:08 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Live Free or Die.)
To: Java4Jay
OBX jumping already! Look out.
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posted on
05/26/2016 2:33:54 PM PDT
by
jaz.357
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: Java4Jay
I wonder if they tried to buzz a Russian ship?
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posted on
05/26/2016 2:34:49 PM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who dies)
To: Eddie01
Thank God they walked away...per what you said
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posted on
05/26/2016 2:38:19 PM PDT
by
blueyon
(The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
To: Java4Jay
Details lacking...did they eject and parachute into the sea...or did they ride the planes down to a good ditch and then jump out...or...
Leni
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posted on
05/26/2016 2:43:34 PM PDT
by
MinuteGal
( GO, TRUMP, GO !!!)
To: Eddie01
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posted on
05/26/2016 3:08:38 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
To: Java4Jay
One guy was adjusting his radio to hear some oldies and the other was texting.
To: MinuteGal
Ditching is not an option for those jets.
Ejection is the solution.
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posted on
05/26/2016 5:53:18 PM PDT
by
Hulka
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