2 killed in F-18 jet crash
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F-18 aircraft [File photo] |
A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed into a field near a Central California air base on Wednesday, killing two crew members.
Cmdr. Pauline Storum, a Naval Air Forces spokeswoman in Coronado, Calif., said the F-18 aircraft went down shortly after noon in a farm in Fresno County, about half a mile from the base, and the crash was under investigation.
Capt. James Knapp, the commanding officer of Naval Air Station, Lemoore, Calif., said an investigation could take a month or more to determine what caused the fighter jet crash at a press conference a few hours after the crash.
"I can say there was no damage at the crash site to civilian property or personnel," said Capt. James Knapp.
The F-18 F model is a two-seat Strike Fighter made by Boeing aircraft company. It’s the newest Strike Fighter in the Navy’s inventory.
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