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Raliegh F-18 Crash Pilot taken to hospital for observation
The News and Observer ^ | March 26 2004 | From Staff and wire reports

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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TOPICS: Extended News; US: North Carolina; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: f18; oceananas; pilot; planecrash; raleigh; rdu

1 posted on 03/26/2004 10:44:34 PM PST by zaxtres
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To: zaxtres
Kudos to the pilot for bailing.

If the aircraft doesn't respond to your inputs, get outta there!

2 posted on 03/26/2004 11:07:11 PM PST by My Dog Likes Me
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To: zaxtres
A VFA-15 F/A-18 (not necessarily the one that went down.)

VFA-15 homepage

3 posted on 03/26/2004 11:19:05 PM PST by MediaMole
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To: My Dog Likes Me; zaxtres; MediaMole
I just heard we lost another one over Tennessee. Sounds like a quagmire.

Pilot is ok! I wonder what is up with the Hornets?

4 posted on 03/29/2004 11:33:18 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (never surrender, this is for the kids)
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