Posted on 03/26/2004 10:44:34 PM PST by zaxtres
At 3:10 a F-18 crashed at the Raleigh Durham airport closing runways and severely delaying flights. The aircraft was trying to take off when it started swaying and then pilot ejected. He was taken to a hospital for observation. "The F-18 was part of Strike Fighter Squadron 15, based at Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach. A Navy spokeswoman said it was on a routine training mission. She did not identify the pilot."
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Pilot is ok! I wonder what is up with the Hornets?
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