Military Jet Crash Sets Homes Ablaze in California
Source: AP via ABC News
A Marine jet crashed into a residential area in a Southern California desert community Wednesday, exploding and setting two homes on fire. The pilot ejected safely, and there was no immediate word of any injuries on the ground.
The Harrier AV-8B went down at 4:20 p.m. in Imperial, a city of about 15,000 near the U.S.-Mexico border about 90 miles east of San Diego. Witnesses described an explosion and thick plumes of smoke.
"It felt like a bomb was thrown in the backyard of the house," said Adriana Ramos, 45, whose home is less than a block from the crash scene. "The whole house moved."
Ramos fled with her 4-year-old granddaughter and 10-year-old daughter, who both cried at the sight outside.
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TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)TYY
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)California has an average of about one of these a year, it seems.
ConservativeDemocrat
(2,720 posts)Not so much for someone in the military. That is a severe CLM - Career Limiting Move.
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jakeXT
(10,575 posts)tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)I believe the pilot died.
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)SAN DIEGO (AP) A Navy jet crashed into the sea as it prepared to make a late-night landing on an aircraft carrier, but the pilot ejected and was listed in stable condition, officials said.
The F/A-18E Super Hornet was making its approach to the USS Carl Vinson off the Southern California coast about 10 p.m. Wednesday when it went down, Navy spokeswoman Lt. Reagan B. Lauritzen said.
The pilot ejected from the aircraft, was recovered safely and is currently aboard Carl Vinson in stable condition, she said.
Lauritzen said she didnt have any more information on the pilots condition.
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/06/05/pilot-ejects-as-navy-jet-crashes-into-sea/