A fighter jet pilot has died after crashing within the southern California desert.
The US Navy confirmed in the present day that one in every of their FA-18E Tremendous Hornet fighter jets had crashed close to Trona.
It was discovered 230 miles southeast of the jet’s base at Naval Air Station in Lemoore, California.
No civilians have been damage.
The pilot’s id shall be launched 24 hours after their household has been knowledgeable, the US Navy confirmed.
In an announcement, a spokesperson mentioned: ‘An F/A-18E Tremendous Hornet based mostly at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. crashed within the neighborhood of Trona, CA June 3 at roughly 2:30 p.m. PDT.
‘The pilot is confirmed deceased.
‘The id of the pilot is not going to be launched till 24 hours after the subsequent of kin have been notified.’
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Federal Firefighters and Naval Safety Forces have been despatched to the crash web site as soon as the alarm was raised.
‘Extra info shall be made out there on the earliest alternative,’ the US Navy added this morning.
The Naval Air Station at Lemoore is the US Navy’s latest and largest grasp jet base.
The Strike Fighter Wing Pacific fleet, together with its related squadrons, is predicated on the web site.
In Oceanside, 4 hours from Lemoore, a small plane crashed on Friday afternoon.
One girl was killed and one man was critically injured when the airplane crashed close to town’s airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration mentioned in an announcement: ‘A single-engine Cessna 208B crashed whereas the pilot was making an attempt to land at Oceanside Municipal Airport in Oceanside, California round 2 p.m. native time in the present day.
‘Two folks have been on board. The FAA and Nationwide Transportation Security Board will examine.’
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