hiflyer From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 2118 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (2 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 3576 times:
FX1816 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 1400 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (2 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 3409 times:
smitty1960 From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 36 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (2 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3213 times:
My daughter, who works as an F/A-18 mechanic (AD1) assigned to VFA-122 was at work at the time of the crash. She said she didn't witness the crash, but she could see the burning wreckage from her hangar. She was put on standby as part of the Emergency Recovery Team, but they didn't need her. She doesn't know who the crew members were (not released yet), but was understandably upset nonetheless, as she knows many of the squadron's aircrew.
According to the slightly longer CNN report that she sent me, an active-duty mechanic not authorized to speak on behalf of the Navy told CNN he witnessed the incident. He heard the jet flying and suddenly "it got really quiet," he said. The F/A-18F pilot apparently tried to bank left and pull up when the plane crashed into a field, he said. "We didn't see any seats punch out."
My condolences go out to the crew and their family.
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11712 posts, RR: 52 Reply 4, posted (2 years 1 month 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 3070 times:
Apparently the crashed jet was a F/A-18F, and not a F/A-18D.
BDLGUY From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 194 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (2 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2777 times:
Does anyone know what's the BuNo of F/A-18F that crashed near NAS Lemoore?
Thanks!
John
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