[MilCom] Re: NavNews for Tuesday, November 09, 2004

[Greg Brazil]

Well here is my answer.

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>  NNS041109-11. Oceana Hornet Crashes Near Las Vegas;
>  Pilot Recovered
> 
>  From Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Public
>  Affairs
> 
>  NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the
>  Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 crashed Nov. 9
>  after taking off from Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. 
> 
>  The pilot successfully ejected from the aircraft and was
>  recovered by Air Force recovery crews. He is listed in good
>  condition at a Nellis hospital. His identity is not being released.
> 
>  The accident happened about 12 p.m. EST. The aircraft crashed
>  about 15 miles north of the Air Force base in a sparsely
>  populated area.
> 
>  The aircraft was participating in an exercise with the Air Force
>  Weapons School at Nellis.
> 
>  An accident investigation board is investigating the cause.
> 
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>  at www.news.navy.mil/index.asp. 
> 
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