Navy jet crashes in Virginia., 2 pilots eject
Two aircrew safely ejected from the plane that was based in Oceana.
Friday, April 6, 2012
WAVY.com -- A Navy jet has crashed in a residential neighborhood of Virginia Beach, damaging apartment buildings and sending at least two to a hospital.
The two pilots managed to eject from the jet, an FA-18 Superhornet, the Navy said in a press release.
A hospital spokeswoman said one of the pilots and a person on the ground were transported to Senatara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
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Aerial news footage shows fire crews dousing the charred buildings in the apartment complex. One of the roofs in the complex appears to have collapsed.
Navy F/A-18D crashes in Va. Beach: wavy.com
