Report of two F/A-18 fighter jets crashing off the east coast

[The Straight Story]

Source: NBC

OREGON INLET, NC (WAVY) – The Navy confirms a mishap involving two F/A-18F Super Hornets 25 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras.

According to Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Canup, the report was received around 10:30am and said a Coast Guard helicopter is searching.

Naval Air Force Atlantic says two Navy ships are inbound and expected within two hours. The F/A-18F are two-seated aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Two One One (VFA-211) based at Naval Air Station Oceana and were conducting routine training. According to LCDR Tiffani Walker, a mishap investigation is being conducted to determine the cause of the accident.

Laurie Naismith with the Virginia Marine Resource Commission (VMRC) says two people have been pulled out of the water.

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[virgdem]

1. Updated info from local news

4 navy pilots have been pulled from the water. All are in good shape and are currently at Sentara-Norfolk for observation.

[WhiteTara]

2. An airplane accident is a "mishap"

I assume that no one died in this. Too bad the planes are worth so much money.

[EL34x4]

3. Since when do 3rd Class Petty Officers

Give official statements to the media confirming Class A mishaps?

[snooper2]

4. Around 2009

[EL34x4]

9. Not in any naval squadron I've ever been a part of.

We barely let E-4s wipe their own asses these days.

I can't imagine anyone but a commissioned officer or senior enlisted giving an official, command-endorsed statement to the media.

[Blue_Tires]

5. I've seen lower ranks give out the preliminary basic statement before...

But only to disseminate info, not answer questions...

[Blue_Tires]

6. local info:

http://pilotonline.com/news/military/local/two-f-a--s-collide-in-mid-air-crash/article_bbffcdd9-0820-5603-aa9f-2e2120dbfd6a.html

[mnhtnbb]

7. All four crew rescued and taken to a Norfolk hospital to be treated for minor injuries.

[PersonNumber503602]

8. So were these career ending moves?

I'd imagine destroying $60,000,000 jets isn't something that goes over too well. I've seen waiters get fired for dropping a $30 worth of dinner plates.