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| RAAF BOEING F/A 18F SUPER HORNET A44-210 (MSN AF-10) |
A Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet based at Naval Air Station Lemoore NAS/Reeves Field, CA (NLC/KNLC) went down about 2:30 p.m. in the area of Trona, an unincorporated Mojave Desert community in San Bernardino County, the Navy announced in a statement.
The identity of the pilot and details of the crash weren’t immediately released.
Trona is about 236 miles southeast of the air station, which is in the Central Valley.
Lemoore is home to Commander Strike Fighter Wing Pacific and Commander Joint Strike Fighter Wing and hosts 16 operational Strike Fighter squadrons, according to its website.
Trona is about 236 miles southeast of the air station, which is in the Central Valley.
Lemoore is home to Commander Strike Fighter Wing Pacific and Commander Joint Strike Fighter Wing and hosts 16 operational Strike Fighter squadrons, according to its website.
Nobody on the ground was hurt.
Last October, a Navy Super Hornet from Naval Air Station China Lake also crashed, and in 2020 another from Lemoore went down, both during training missions. The pilots safely ejected, one in a remote southern area of Death Valley National Park near the Nevada border and the other in the Mojave Desert.
Last October, a Navy Super Hornet from Naval Air Station China Lake also crashed, and in 2020 another from Lemoore went down, both during training missions. The pilots safely ejected, one in a remote southern area of Death Valley National Park near the Nevada border and the other in the Mojave Desert.
In 2019, a Navy Super Hornet crashed in Death Valley National Park during a routine training mission, killing the pilot and slightly injuring seven park visitors who were struck by debris. They had gathered at a scenic overlook where aviation enthusiasts watch military pilots speeding low through a chasm dubbed Star Wars Canyon, officials said.
On the 18th Oct-2002 two F-18 collided and crashed into Pacific Ocean. Pilot Lt Matthew S. Shubzda and WSO Lt Stephen N. Benson where killed.
Registration: 165881 MSN: F041On the 18th Oct-2002 two F-18 collided and crashed into Pacific Ocean. Pilot Lt Matthew S. Shubzda and WSO Lt Stephen N. Benson where killed.
Registration: 165889 MSN: F049
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