2 killed in f-18 fighter jet crash close to key west
2 killed in f-18 fighter jet crash close to key west
A army f-18 fighter jet crashed inside the water close to a naval station in key west, florida, wednesday afternoon, killing both people on board, the military said. The two group members on board ejected and rescued, but the army stated overdue wednesday that they each had died.
The jet belonged to vfa-213, a fighter squadron which is primarily based in oceana, virginia, close to norfolk.
"it turned into getting into to land, and all of a sudden, everything flipped sideways and i noticed a fireball," witness barbie wilson instructed cbs information. "then the aircraft simply dropped out of the sky."
Wilson said the army does training flights from the bottom "all of the time." she stated she known as 911 right away but she failed to see anyone eject.
The naval air station at key west is the southernmost base within the continental u.S.
A army f-18 fighter jet crashed inside the water close to a naval station in key west, florida, wednesday afternoon, killing both people on board, the military said. The two group members on board ejected and rescued, but the army stated overdue wednesday that they each had died.
The jet belonged to vfa-213, a fighter squadron which is primarily based in oceana, virginia, close to norfolk.
"it turned into getting into to land, and all of a sudden, everything flipped sideways and i noticed a fireball," witness barbie wilson instructed cbs information. "then the aircraft simply dropped out of the sky."
Wilson said the army does training flights from the bottom "all of the time." she stated she known as 911 right away but she failed to see anyone eject.
The naval air station at key west is the southernmost base within the continental u.S.
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