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Title: 2016 Hornet Crash Involved Commander of Top Gun, Investigation Shows
Post by: rangerrebew on February 02, 2018, 09:42:02 am

2016 Hornet Crash Involved Commander of Top Gun, Investigation Shows

Military.com 22 Jan 2018 By Hope Hodge Seck

Even the commanding officer of Top Gun can end up with one more takeoff than landing.

A command investigation into an Aug. 2, 2016, F/A-18C Hornet crash near Fallon, Nevada, revealed that the head of the elite Naval Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Program was in the cockpit.

https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/01/22/2016-hornet-crash-involved-commander-top-gun-investigation-shows.html (https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/01/22/2016-hornet-crash-involved-commander-top-gun-investigation-shows.html)