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US Navy pilots break free as EA-18G Growler jet slams into San Diego Bay: video
aerotime.aero ^ | February 13, 2025 | By Ian Molyneaux

Posted on 02/13/2025 6:43:03 AM PST by V_TWIN

Two United States (US) Navy pilots managed to break free from a Boeing EA-18G Growler jet whilst the aircraft hurtled towards the San Diego Bay.

US Navy officials confirmed that the two pilots ejected from the EA-18G Growler before impact and were rescued promptly from the water after the incident.

The dramatic events unfolded on February 12, 2025, at around 10:15 local time, when the US Navy aircraft was landing in the area. The pilots, from the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 based out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington, were taken to UC San Diego Medical Center for medical assessment.

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1 posted on 02/13/2025 6:43:03 AM PST by V_TWIN
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Sorry chums, but the cost of that airplane will be dedeucted from every paycheck.

2 posted on 02/13/2025 6:45:29 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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The ejected.

So they knew.

Something went horribly wrong with that jet.


3 posted on 02/13/2025 6:45:51 AM PST by Red6
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To: V_TWIN

More results from DEI.


4 posted on 02/13/2025 6:45:54 AM PST by BobL
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To: V_TWIN

We have the magic word in the news - BOEING!
Any jet crash made by manufacturer Boeing MUST have BOEING emphasized. That must be a new rule in journalism.


5 posted on 02/13/2025 6:49:04 AM PST by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
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By Ian Molyneaux Edited By Emma Yates-Badley

The proper term is ejected. The pilots ejected . Break free ? 🙄

6 posted on 02/13/2025 6:51:20 AM PST by OldHarbor
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To: missnry

Indeed. Just as the media now adds the phase “...under Trump.” to all bad news, e.g., reporting yesterday “Inflation rises under Trump!”


7 posted on 02/13/2025 6:53:11 AM PST by drwoof
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There is a Navy depot level rework facility in San Diego that does maintenance on those jets.

I worked at the one in northeast Florida for over 30 years.

I’m not saying that’s what happened, but I will say the San Diego depot’s reputation for questionable maintenance practices was well known by my depot.


8 posted on 02/13/2025 6:54:04 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!ly)
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To: OldHarbor

The journalist is probably a Freddie Mercury fan — “I want to break free”.


9 posted on 02/13/2025 6:54:47 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: missnry

Riiiight! It was brand new right off the assembly line, or maybe did it have, like almost all the Boeing incidents, involve a plane that has been in service for quite sometime, maybe years and this had much more to do with maintenance than the manufacturer?


10 posted on 02/13/2025 6:55:56 AM PST by Mastador1
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To: OldHarbor

The writer is British.....they talk funny.


11 posted on 02/13/2025 6:56:28 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!ly)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

For the next 120 years. LOL


12 posted on 02/13/2025 6:57:06 AM PST by Red6
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“Break free ? 🙄”

No kidding! This author Ian Molyneaux is a real moron. Send him back to J-school.


13 posted on 02/13/2025 7:00:32 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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Saw videos of the crash, my bet is that they had a flame out of both engines on their landing approach, tried to dive hard for a compression restart and failed. EJECT< EJECT < EJECT !


14 posted on 02/13/2025 7:03:09 AM PST by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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Navy pilots managed to break free from a Boeing EA-18G Growler jet whilst the aircraft hurtled towards the San Diego Bay.

Uh, has the writer never heard of ejection seats?

15 posted on 02/13/2025 7:03:21 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: missnry

Boing Boing goes Boeing


16 posted on 02/13/2025 7:04:17 AM PST by Bob434 (...Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: libertylover

See post 11


17 posted on 02/13/2025 7:04:59 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!ly)
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The crew survived so they’ll be able to say what went wrong, or at least what they think went wrong.

BTW, do both seat positions on these Navy planes have flight controls or just the one?


18 posted on 02/13/2025 7:09:09 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: missnry

My impression of the writer is that he should have learned something in Night School to write this crap. “Broke free?” I thought maybe the pilots were strapped to the fuselage or something and managed to “break free”...written like a 3rd grade book report.


19 posted on 02/13/2025 7:09:23 AM PST by Eli Kopter (Gentle elves set light to lead the Faroes on the starry way from age to age - U. of Faroe Islands)
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To: V_TWIN; OldHarbor
"break free" and "The writer is British.....they talk funny."

Yet, in Ian's second paragraph, he wrote:

"US Navy officials confirmed that the two pilots ejected from the EA-18G Growler before impact and were rescued promptly from the water after the incident."
My theory is that Ian just dropped that malarky because he has the receipts.
20 posted on 02/13/2025 7:10:34 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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