The pilot of an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet that crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar late Thursday night was killed in the incident, a U.S. defense official told ABC News.
is believed the crew ejected but this f18 hornet landed somewhere in an apartment complex is the early indication. we re getting pictures from wavy in virginia beach. you can see the fire that erupted on the ground as a result of this f18 hornet crash. jenna: jon, as a pilot, i know these are not normally the type of planes that you ve been able to fly in the past but talk to us a bit more about what you were saying there, about the parachuting and why the speed could be a factor there when someone ejects from the plane. let me delay that for a second jenna because it s my understanding we have an eyewitness from across street, mr. wilder has apparently seen what happened when this thing, this jet plummeted out of the sky. you know, some of the the navy has some of the best pilots in the world and they always try if they ve got a stricken aircraft, they always try to direct it away from populated areas before it crashes, and you know that this crew tried to do