Officials said a pilot was rescued after the US Navy F/A -18E Super Hornet on the banks of Virginia in sea water on Wednesday morning.
According to a statement by Navy spokesperson Lieutenant Jackie Parshar, a little before 10 am, a pilot found fighter squadron 83 out of a super hornet during a regular training flight.
Parashar said the search teams were deployed and the pilot was rescued at around 11:21 pm.
The pilot, whose condition was not confirmed, was rushed to the hospital for a medical evaluation.
The crashed jet has not yet been recovered from water, said Parashar. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
The strike fighter Squadron 83 Virginia is located outside the Navy Air Station Ocean in Virginia Beach.
It marks the sixth F -18 which has been lost in the last ten months.
In October 2024, Two pilots killed When a version of an EA -18G Gllor, F/A -18E Super Hornet, Near crashed Mount Rainier of Washington State, also during a regular training flight.
Then in December, the US Central Command reported that the USS Harry S. in the Red Sea. A super hornet assigned to Truman Was accidentally shot Directed missile cruiser from a favorable fire from USS Gatesburg. Two pilots evicted safely.
In February, a producer Crashed in San Diego Bay In southern California, Navy near Base Coronado. Both pilots were thrown out and a charter was saved by fishing boat.
In April, A super hornet overboard collapses The Navy said that USS Harry S. In Truman and Red Sea, while it was being kept in the Hangar Bay. There were no serious injuries.
About a week later, in early May, a super hornet fighter jet As well as gone USS Harry S. Trying to land on Truman’s flight deck. At that time, an official of a Defense Department told CBS News that an arrest – a mechanism is used to catch a fighter jet and safely slow down it – failed. Both pilots were able to evict safely.
Super Hornet There is a production cost According to the Navy, about 67 million dollars.
Ellenor Watson and Charlie D’Agata contributed to this report.
