Two U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets collided off the coast of North Carolina during a routine training sortie on Thursday. ...
Two U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets collided off the coast of North Carolina during a routine training sortie on Thursday.
The aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 were flying off the coast of Cape Hatteras at approximately 10:40 a.m. local time when both jets collided mid air.
All four pilots onboard successfully ejected from the stricken aircraft and were later rescued.
VFA-211 is based at Naval Air Station Oceana. The twin-seat Boeing F/A-18F is an twin-engined carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft and is the mainstay of U.S. Navy.
The aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 were flying off the coast of Cape Hatteras at approximately 10:40 a.m. local time when both jets collided mid air.
All four pilots onboard successfully ejected from the stricken aircraft and were later rescued.
VFA-211 is based at Naval Air Station Oceana. The twin-seat Boeing F/A-18F is an twin-engined carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft and is the mainstay of U.S. Navy.
