F/A-18C Crashes Supporting Top Gun
Update: The Navy announced the pilot died in the crash. The name of the pilot has been withheld until 24 hours after notification of next-of-kin.
A US Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet crashed on Saturday while supporting the Naval Strike and Warfare Center “Top Gun” course.
The Navy has issued several releases since then on the follow-up:
Initial reports from the scene indicate the aircraft is a total loss. It took Navy personnel several hours to reach the crash site as it was located in remote, rugged, mountainous terrain…
The reports say they are “continuing to search” for the pilot. Having located the aircraft, that is not a good omen.
Also at the Marine Corps Times, CNN, Christian Science Monitor, and the Stars and Stripes.
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Our thoughts are with the family. These are some of the best people you could meet. They are very close family friends of ours. They just had their fourth child that he actually didn’t have the chance to meet. Please send them lots of prayers.
I have known this wonderful family for over a decade, still having trouble processing the shock of this tragedy. There is such terrible grief, and that he died doing what he loved & always wanted brings a tiny bit of comfort. Wish I understood why our Father in heaven chooses as He does, but in the meantime, I will continue walking in faith & “leaning not on my own understanding”..