Two Navy Jets Crash Off North Carolina Coast

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Two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets crashed off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Thursday. The four crew members escaped with minor injuries. A Coast Guard helicopter pulled two of the crew from the water while the two others were rescued by a commercial fishing boat, according to an Associated Press report. The fighter jets, based at Virginia Beach, crashed about 10:40 a.m. after what the Navy called an “in-flight mishap.” News reports said the jets collided, but details on their flight condition prior to the crash weren’t available.

Officials said the airmen were “alert and talking” when rescued. Two were carried into a hospital while the others walked in, the AP reported. “We’re happy to have brought everyone home safely today,” a Navy official said. A member of the Coast Guard rescue crew told the AP the crew ejected from the aircraft, and pieces of at least one of the aircraft were seen on the water during the rescue. The fighters were on a training flight. The Navy is investigating.

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