2 Navy Fighter Jets Crash Into Pacific

[Bosonic]

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — Two Navy fighter jets crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday evening, according to the Defense Department.

The pilot of one of the planes, both F-18 Hornets, was rescued and taken back to the carrier Carl Vinson to receive medical attention. Search and rescue teams were still looking for the pilot of the second plane.

Neither plane has been recovered yet, the Navy said in a statement. The two planes were “operating at sea in the western Pacific Ocean” when they crashed.

“The cause of the incident is still under investigation,” the Navy statement said.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/13/us/2-navy-fighter-jets-crash-into-pacific.html

[Lurks Often]

1. Almost certainly a mid-air collison between the two jets

Hope they find the other pilot.

[MADem]

3. Westpac--maybe playing games in the ranges off Okinawa? nt

[Lurks Often]

4. Thought it occurred near Guam

Unfortunately training to be a fighter pilot and flying 100% safely tends to contradict each other.

[MADem]

7. Article doesn't say. The ranges off Oki are sometimes heavily scheduled. nt

[Myrina]

2. Now Lockheed, Boeing et al can put in bids to build replacements ...

... at 200 brazillion dollars each.

[Owl]

9. Exactly. More wasted money and lives.

More money for the MIC welfare state.

[JEB]

5. Was Reverse Ace McCain anywhere in the area?

[candelista]

6. He is an expert on this subject.

McCain did lose two Navy aircraft while piloting them. One crash was found to be be McCain's fault, the other due to an engine failure of undetermined cause.. A third was destroyed on the deck of the carrier USS Forrestal when a missile fired accidentally from another plane hit either the plane next to McCain's or, less likely, his own aircraft, triggering a disastrous fire that killed 134 sailors and nearly killed McCain. A fourth plane was lost when he was shot down over North Vietnam on a bombing mission over Hanoi.

A fifth alleged "crash" turns out to be a misinterpretation of a flight accident that did not result in the loss of the aircraft. McCain admitted to causing that incident through "daredevil clowning" but returned safely.

http://www.factcheck.org/2008/09/mccains-plane-crashes/

This is a "clarification" of the rumor that Walnuts crashed five planes. Well he only kinda sorta did.

[MADem]

8. Ouch--I've heard "Three Plane McCain" but never reverse ace~~~! nt