Jabpilot From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 423 posts, RR: 1 Posted (9 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 7269 times:
KABC in Los Angeles just reported a crash 3 miles off of Ocean Beach, just off of Point Loma. It is a FA-18 and both pilots ejected and are apparently rescued by a fishing boat and are OK.
NightHawk117 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 175 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (9 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 7199 times:
From what I've seen on the 'net, the a/c was an F-14.
Futureualpilot From United States of America, joined May 2000, 2562 posts, RR: 8 Reply 2, posted (9 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 7155 times:
What on earth is going on? 2 Hornets last week, antoher 2 jets this week already....
HaveBlue From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2073 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (9 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 7116 times:
Yeah, except for the training version the F-18 is single seat. No RIO.
Quite odd the spate of crashes huh? San Diego, TN and GA. What was the 4th one?
NightHawk117 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 175 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (9 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 7076 times:
If I am correct, there was an F/A-18 crash near RDU, another off the coast of GA, near Savannah, an F-14 off the coast of CA, and the F/A-18 in TN.
Team Stealth...when it absolutely, positively HAS to be taken out overnight!
Spacepope From Vatican City, joined Dec 1999, 2744 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (9 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 7055 times:
Check the thread on here "current attirition stats". There was a great update that included all 7 aircraft damaged/destroyed this week for the USN. (4 hornets, f-14, s-3, t-34.
Maiznblu_757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 5112 posts, RR: 51 Reply 7, posted (9 years 2 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 7023 times:
Someone got Video of it. I just watched it online. Apparently it was having engine trouble and was diverting to NASNI.
Ftrguy From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 358 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (9 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 6930 times:
It was not an F/A-18. It was an F-14D from VF-31 based at Oceana, VA. They had engine problems and were trying to make it to NAS North Island and obviously didn't make it. Both crew ejected and are OK.
Gocaps16 From Japan, joined Jan 2000, 4304 posts, RR: 23 Reply 9, posted (9 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 6660 times:
You guys were right. It's was an F-14 from VF-31 that crashed due to engine failure. I happen to hear the CO on the USS john c. stennis announce the crash while I was in the berthing sleeping, luckily no fatalities and luckily, it wasn't thee engine I was working on.
Maiznblu_757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 5112 posts, RR: 51 Reply 10, posted (9 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 6636 times:
Kevin,
U back in port yet? lol. Nice to see you guys finally pull out. Seems like you were in port forever. Have fun on deployment!
LMP737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (9 years 1 month 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 6218 times:
Looks like the Navy has taken the expense of recovering the aircraft for the accident investigation. It looks like the titanium boxbeams and wing tanks have held together.
LMP737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (9 years 1 month 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 5853 times:
Gocaps16:
Unfortunately the bureau number is not mentioned nor can you see it in the pictures. I'll bet that eventually it will appear on an F-14 website. Or maybe a naval aviation magazine like Wings of Gold or Approach.
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