Cali Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_navy_plane_crash LEMOORE, Calif. – A fighter jet crashed into a field near a Central California air base on Wednesday, killing the two people on board, officials said. Fresno County deputy coroner Sarah Davis confirmed the deaths with The Associated Press, but did not release other details. Officials from the Naval Air Station in Lemoore said the F-18 aircraft went down shortly after noon in a grassy field about half a mile from the base. Military officials said the two men killed included a pilot and weapons system officer. Officials did not identify the men. Navy spokeswoman Melinda Larson said the crash was under investigation. The crash happened about a half mile from where a crew for a farm labor contractor was planting tomatoes, and the supervisor Jonathan Aguayo described a scene involving black smoke and scattered debris. "I heard a loud noise, I turned around and saw some smoke," Aguayo said. "It was a big black type of smoke coming off the ground. When my dad and I drove up to take a closer look, we saw some debris in the field, smoldering. One large piece and a bunch of smaller pieces." Aguayo said he heard the crash bud did not see it happen. F-18 Hornets are jets that are used by the military for combat operations and also in the Navy's Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron, which performs aerial shows. Lemoore is about 30 miles south of Fresno in Central California. The Naval Air Station, which is home to about 275 jets, is the West Coast hub for the U.S. Pacific Fleet and its mission is to train and man west coast Strike-Fighter squadrons. RIP to the pilots :( i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenan Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Kinda strange they didn't have time / get to eject. Perhaps problems occured right after take off? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Commanding Officer of: 2nd Company 1st financial guard battalion "Mrcine" See our squads here and our . Croatian radio chat for DCS World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 That base is about 15-20 minutes from my Mom's house, I've been there a few times. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron886 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 As far as I know, this was an F/A-18F from VFA-122. One of the Super Hornet demo jets. A sad day for the Naval Aviation community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARGE Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 First a Su 27 now this.. planes start to fall every day... RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59th_Buncsi Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 R.I.P. to the pilots... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 First a Su 27 now this.. planes start to fall every day... RIP Which Su-27?! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaman Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I got my Cessna 172 type rating in Fresno. RIP two aviators and the machine spirit. 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey45 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 R.I.P. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 I got my Cessna 172 type rating in Fresno. RIP two aviators and the machine spirit. It's a small world, that's where I was raised. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revalence Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Which Su-27?! A Su-27 crashed somewhere near Vladivostok in Russia. A Su-27SM. It was a training drill. Very sad. Unfortunately, the whole aircraft is a writeoff. Source: http://news.vl.ru/vlad/2011/04/06/samolet/ RIP for the F/A-18 Pilots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikoyan Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Sad stuff; RIP... I wonder if it is the same aircraft I filmed at the Great Ga Airshow? About the flanker; what is the lady on the video saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revalence Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I dunno... actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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