Friday, April 6, 2012

F 18

  • The type of jet that crashed into a Virginia Beach neighborhood Friday, the F/A-18 Hornet, is familiar to many Americans. Its been a workhorse of the U.S.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An F-18 Navy jet crashed into an apartment building in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Friday afternoon.
  • (fox4kc.com)
  • An F/A-18D Navy jet on a training mission has crashed into an apartment building in Virginia Beach, Va. There were not immediate reports of casualties. The two members of the crew ejected safely, although one was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries.
  • (USA Today)
  • (CBS News) The F/A-18 is a $40 million airplane and a workhorse for the Navy and Marine Corps. Known as the Hornet, its a twin-engine, supersonic jet, that can fight in the air or attack targets on the ground.
  • (CBS News)
  • The crash of a Navy F-18D Hornet into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia, could seal the fate of the Oceana Naval Air Station there.
  • (Time)
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  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The Navy confirms to WAVY.com that an F-18 jet has crashed in Virgnia Beach Friday afternoon. Grazia Moyers, spokeswoman for the Virginia Beach Police Department, told WAVY.com just before 12:30 p.m.
  • (First Coast News)
  • Gov. Bob McDonnell has  issued the following statement: "We are taking all possible steps at the state level to provide immediate resources and assistance to those impacted by the crash of an F-18 fighter jet in Virginia Beach.
  • (Orlando Sentinel)
  • An F-18 fighter jet has crashed into a Virginia Beach apartment building, the Navy confirmed to local NBC affiliate WAVY. The pilots reportedly bailed out, but the situation on the ground is still unclear. Well keep this report updated.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • A Navy training jet that crashed into an apartment building in Virginia Beach, Va., shortly after takeoff this afternoon suffered a mechanical malfunction, the Navy said. The crash sent two pilots and five people on the ground to the hospital.
  • (ABC News)

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