Friday, April 6, 2012

Navy jet crash

  • With all of that jet fuel dumped, it was much less than what At a press conference in Virginia Beach, Navy Capt. Mark Weisgerber said the crash appeared to be caused by a catastrophic mechanical malfunction shortly after takeoff.
  • (Wall Street Journal)
  • 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)
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy F/A-18D fighter crashed into an apartment complex in Virginia soon after takeoff on Friday, sending fireballs into the sky, damaging six buildings and injuring at least seven people.
  • (Reuters India)
  • (CBS/AP) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Two Navy pilots ejected from a fighter jet Friday, sending their unmanned plane careening into a Virginia Beach apartment complex and engulfing several buildings in flames.
  • (CBS News)
  • In the first hours after a US Navy jet crashed into an apartment complex in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, major questions remain about the cause and the eventual cost.
  • (The Christian Science Monitor)
  • Seven people, including the pilots from nearby Naval Air Station Oceana, were taken to a hospital. All except one of the pilots were released by late afternoon.
  • (Stuff)
  • A Navy fighter jet crashed into a Virginia Beach apartment building at about noon Friday, igniting a blaze that damaged five apartment buildings. Two unidentified crewmembers ejected from the F/A-18D, with what were described as minor injuries.
  • (USA Today)
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (AP) — Two Navy pilots ejected from a fighter jet Friday, sending their unmanned plane careening into a Virginia Beach apartment complex and engulfing several buildings in flames.
  • (News-Leader.com)
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Navy official says a jet may have crashed Friday due to a catastrophic mechanical malfunction.
  • (Bellingham Herald)
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A Navy jet crashed and set fire to an apartment complex in Virginia Beach on Friday and the two-member crew ejected safely, officials said.
  • (News-Democrat)

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