Navy F/A-18 crashes in California, pilot ejected safely
The Navy pilot is said to be in good and stable condition after ejecting safely.
ByLuis Martinez
October 20, 2020, 5:10 PM
NOTIFIED: Oct. 29, 2020
A Navy F/A-18E fighter jet crashed in California on Tuesday, but the pilot was able to eject safely, according to a Navy spokesman.
"An F/A-18E Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Lemoore experienced a mishap at approximately 10:10 a.m. today during a routine training flight near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake," Cmdr. Zachary Harrell, a spokesman for Naval Air Forces, said Tuesday.
Lemoore is an inland airbase located in California's Central Valley.
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