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USA: F/A-18F Super Hornet plane crashes into the sea

Mechanical problem forced the two pilots to eject

A US Navy's F/A-18F Super Hornet took off from the USS "Ronald Reagan" aircraft carrier crashed this morning in the Philippine Sea during a routine flight. The aircraft would have had an unclear mechanical problem that forced the two crewmembers to eject at sea, where they were recovered in good condition by the navy personnel transported on the spot with a MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from the same aircraft...

M/A - 1216021
Philippine Sea, 11/12/2018 13:01
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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