Monday, 8 December 2008

of f-18 hornet jet crashes in san diego neighbourhood

Military jet crash in San Diego kills 2 on ground: An F-18 Hornet jet crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego. The F/A-18D Hornet jet crashed near the University City High School as it prepared to land at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

An military fighter jet preparing to land at a Marine base crashed near a school and a busy highway in a densely populated San Diego neighborhood Monday, destroying two homes. The pilot of the F/A-18D Hornet jet ejected safely, according to a statement from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. San Diego fire and rescue spokesman Maurice Luque said he doesn't know whether anyone on the ground was injured. The plane crashed near Interstate 805 around noon Monday as it prepared to land at the base, said Ian Gregor, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman. The crash occurred two miles away.


Click here for the photos taken at the crash site.


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Click here to watch a video taken at the crash site.

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