[MilCom] Two F/A-18C's Collide over California

[Airshowfreak5 at aol.com]

A Navy pilot was killed and another was seriously injured when two fighter  
jets collided over a military base on the central California coast on  Monday.

The F/A-18 Hornet jets from Lemoore Naval Air Station were flying  a training 
mission when they crashed at Fort Hunter Liggett, a remote Army  Reserve base 
150 miles south of San Francisco.

The pilots were members of  Strike Fighter Squadron 125, also known as the 
"Rough Riders," military  officials said.

Details of the crash were not immediately known, but a  Fort Hunter Liggett 
spokesman said two parachutes were seen, indicating the  pilots ejected.

The crash sparked several small fires.

Lemoore  supplies all the fighter jets to Navy ships off the West Coast and 
serves as a  training site for F/A-18s. Dozens of fighters rotate to and from 
aircraft  carriers every month.

The F/A-18C "Hornet" is a McDonnell-Douglas  single-seat fighter jet that can 
reach a speed of 1,190  mph.