Debris, Pilot Error Caused 2015 Jet Crash in Persian Gulf: Navy
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The Virginian-Pilot | Oct 27, 2016 | by Brock Vergakis
An F/A-18F fighter jet that crashed into the Persian Gulf last year shortly after launching from the USS Theodore Roosevelt ingested debris as it took off, but a Navy investigation determined the crew still could have made it safely back to the aircraft carrier if not for pilot error.
At the time of the May 2015 crash, the Norfolk-based ship was deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic State group.
Details of what happened to the Virginia Beach-based Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 211, nicknamed the Fighting Checkmates, were contained in an investigation obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Navy denied a request for its video of the incident but provided an animated re-creation of the crash based on instrumentation data.
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