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Military Jet Crashes Near U.S. Base
F-18 Pilot Escapes Serious Injury, Ejecting Before Crash At Miramar
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An F-18 fighter jet crashed near a military base in San Diego just afternoon.
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CBS News RAW: An F-18 jet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, causing a small fire. According to the military, the pilot managed to eject from the jet before it hit the ground. |
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(CBS/AP) <!-- sphereit start -->An F-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Thursday, but the pilot ejected, authorities said.
The pilot was conscious and didn't appear to suffer major injuries, said Maurice Luque, a spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. He was found near the jet, which crashed around noon in an unpopulated, hilly area of the base and triggered a brush fire that burned about 5 acres.
The crash took place just east of MCAS Miramar, officials said, according to
CBS News San Diego affiliate
KFMB. Miramar is a large station in the northern suburbs of San Diego.
An eyewitness told KUSI-TV the pilot ejected after the nose of the aircraft pitched down, and that the jet plummeted straight down into the ground.
The pilot was apparently the only person aboard, Luque said.
The Marines said the plane crashed about three miles east of the airfield. A spokeswoman, Lt. Katheryn Putnam, did not know if the plane was taking off or landing.
The F-18 is a supersonic jet used widely in the Marine Corps and Navy. The Marines said the cause of the crash was being investigated.
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