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Marine Jet Crashes Off Coast of Florida
Associated Press ^
| December 6, 2005
Posted on 12/06/2005 10:38:10 AM PST by Dog Gone
A Marine fighter jet based in North Carolina crashed Tuesday and the Coast Guard and Navy were searching for the pilot.
The Marine AV-8B Harrier crashed about 9:20 a.m. about 20 miles off the coast of St. Augustine, said Donnie Brzuska, a Coast Guard spokesman.
The Coast Guard located an oil slick from the aircraft, but so far have not found the pilot.
Another aircraft pilot reported that the pilot ejected, but he was not seen touching down, Brzuska said. The name of the missing pilot had not been released early Tuesday.
The airplane was based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina.
The AV-8B Harrier is a light attack aircraft that can take off and land vertically like a helicopter.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: av8b; cherrypoint; eject; harrier; marines; planecrash; rescue; searchandrescue; uscg; usmc
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posted on
12/06/2005 10:38:10 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
An in-extremis fighter jet ejection is dicey at best.
Prayers for his recovery.
To: Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
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posted on
12/06/2005 10:44:04 AM PST
by
OldFriend
(The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
To: OldFriend
To: Semper Paratus
An in-extremis fighter jet ejection is dicey at best. Egress systems often don't work quite as well as advertised. Seen that happen. :(
Prayers for his recovery.
Roger that!
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posted on
12/06/2005 10:45:25 AM PST
by
magslinger
(At the end of the day the only truly educated people are autodidacts.)
To: Dog Gone
Is it just me, or do those Harriers crash more often than they should?
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posted on
12/06/2005 10:46:08 AM PST
by
TChris
("Unless you act, you're going to lose your world." - Mark Steyn)
To: Dog Gone
Prayers up for a soul out on the sea somewhere. Guide our eyes to him.
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posted on
12/06/2005 10:47:46 AM PST
by
Ramius
(Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1000 knives and counting!)
To: TChris
"more often than they should?"
I would think ONE crash is more than 'they should' :)
To: Semper Paratus
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posted on
12/06/2005 10:53:02 AM PST
by
tgusa
(Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .....)
To: TChris
Yes, they have a high mishap rate, compared to other jets.
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posted on
12/06/2005 10:54:09 AM PST
by
Wristpin
( Varitek says to A-Rod: "We don't throw at .260 hitters.....")
To: TChris
If you get ten Harrier pilots in a room three of them will have had an ejection.
The engine on those things fails reliably.
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posted on
12/06/2005 10:55:17 AM PST
by
IGOTMINE
(Front Sight. Press. Follow Through. It's a way of life.)
To: TChris
Is it just me, or do those Harriers crash more often than they should?Number of crashes of Harriers is only exceeded by the Osprey. Both aircraft are Marine Corps mainstays ...
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posted on
12/06/2005 10:57:00 AM PST
by
BluH2o
To: TChris
"Is it just me, or do those Harriers crash more often than they should?"
I believe they have the highest accident rate in all of the U.S. Military.
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posted on
12/06/2005 10:57:09 AM PST
by
GunnyHartman
(Allah is allah outta virgins.)
To: GunnyHartman
They found him, mild hypothermia is all.
To: Ramius
Water temperature shouldn't be a problem, but it's also been 4 1/2 hours since the crash. I'm surprised they haven't located him yet.
Does anyone know if our pilots have a flotation device if they bail over water?
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:02:16 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: mortal19440
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:02:44 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: magslinger
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL -- The pilot of a Marine AV-8B Harrier successfully ejected before his jet crashed off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida Tuesday.
The crash happened around 10 a.m. about 20 miles east of St. Augustine. Crews rescued the pilot about three hours later.
The AV-8B Harrier jet is based out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.
Deputy Public Affairs Officer Mike Barton says the pilot was the only person on board at the time of the mishap and was able to eject before the crash.
Barton says the jet was on a routine training mission at the time of the crash.
A pilot in a second Harrier jet witnessed the crash.
The Harrier is assigned to Marine Attack Training Squadron 203.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:05:00 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: mortal19440
To: Dog Gone
Yes, there's a self-inflating life vest that I think is standard equipment for all pilots. (at least I think it is standard).
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:08:20 AM PST
by
Ramius
(Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1000 knives and counting!)
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