F-18 down 45 miles off Virginia Beach
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Coast Guard crews are searching for a downed Navy F-18 approximately 45 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. -
The Coast Guard tells 13News Now that the cutters Albacore and Elm have responded to the scene
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@13NewsNow's Mike Gooding has confirmed a FA-18E Hornet based at NAS Oceana went down about 45 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. The pilot ejected and was recovered safely.
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Pilot was recovered by a nearby fishing vessel. We're told he was conscious and talking.
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Per @13MikeGooding pilot of #NavyJetDown was on routine training mission. Pilot has been recovered & is conscious @13NewsNowby Nick Ochsner via twitter 1/15/2014 8:43:56 PM -
RT @13LBustamante #navyjetdown this time an F-18 out of Oceana Naval Air Station. Pilot is SAFE. Ejected/recovered bit.ly/1d69LTzby 13NewsNow via twitter 1/15/2014 8:43:57 PM -
More re pilot per @13MikeGooding : ejected safely & was picked up by fishing vessel in the area. #NavyJetDown @13NewsNowby Nick Ochsner via twitter 1/15/2014 8:45:07 PM
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This #NavyJetDown crash follows MH-53E helicopter that went down off coast of VA Beach last week @13NewsNowby Nick Ochsner via twitter 1/15/2014 8:51:12 PM
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#navyjetdown what is going on lately??by Melissa D via twitter 1/15/2014 8:51:51 PM -
Pilot who ejected from FA-18E off VA coast was conscious when rescued. #navyjetdownby jroachwvec via twitter 1/15/2014 8:52:00 PM -
Scary to hear another Navy aircraft went down today, but at least the pilot was the only person in it and he survived. #navyjetdownby Emily Denman via twitter 1/15/2014 8:53:43 PM -
Live coverage of the crash of an F/A-18E Navy jet from Oceana right now on @13NewsNow . #navyjetdown about 45 miles off coast, pilot is safeby Doug Wieder via twitter 1/15/2014 8:54:45 PM -
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A Navy helicopter just brought a patient to Sentara Norfolk General hospital. Trying to confirm that this is the pilot who ejected and was rescued.
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Here's a pic of an F/A-18 Super Hornet posted on @USNavy website. Same kind crashed this afternoon #NavyJetDown @13NewsNowby Nick Ochsner via twitter 1/15/2014 8:58:45 PM
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This pic frm @13JCosten of Navy helo landing @sentarahealth Nfk Gen w/ pilot who ejected frm #NavyJetDown @13NewsNow http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BeDKXVtCYAAGHaM.jpg
by Nick Ochsner via twitter 1/15/2014 9:02:49 PM -
RT @13NickOchsner pic from @13JCosten of Navy helo landing @sentarahealth Nfk Gen w/ pilot who ejected #NavyJetDown http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BeDKXVtCYAAGHaM.jpg
by 13NewsNow via twitter 1/15/2014 9:06:53 PM -
RT @13LBustamante fishermen picked up the pilot & put in boat before the military got to the pilot. #NavyJetDown bit.ly/1d69LTzby 13NewsNow via twitter 1/15/2014 9:11:36 PM
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#NavyJetDown thoughts and prayers to pilot of F-18 hornet that crashed off coast of VA Beach, VA today. Glad he was recovered and is alive.by award378 via twitter 1/15/2014 9:14:15 PM -
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A @VBPD marine officer says the USCG has decline offers of help recovering #NavyJetDown wreckage b/c it's so far off the coast @13NewsNowby Nick Ochsner via twitter 1/15/2014 9:28:22 PM
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by 13NewsNow via twitter 1/15/2014 9:41:36 PM
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Pilot was talkative to rescue workers who brought him into Sentara Norfolk General hospital.
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Navy spokesman tells 13NewsNow that the pilot in the #navyjetdown off Virginia Beach is in critical condition at Sentara Norfolk Hospital
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Navy spokesman tells 13NewsNow that the pilot in the #navyjetdown off Virginia Beach is in critical condition at Sentara Norfolk Hospitalby 13NewsNow via twitter 1/15/2014 10:06:55 PM
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Navy spokesman tells @13NewsNow that the pilot in the #navyjetdown off Virginia Beach is in critical condition at Sentara Norfolk Hospital.by Jason Walsh 13News via twitter 1/15/2014 10:10:04 PM -
Our Jonathan Costen reports that the pilot was conscious when he was brought in to the hospital. Jonathan says he was talking to rescue workers who were taking out of the helicopter and bringing him into the hospital.
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Here's is our latest story on the #navyjetdown: Pilot rescued after ejecting from F/A-18 Hornet Story includes several links with background information.
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What's going on? Turned on the news and a #navyjetdown was breaking news. Prayers going out to the pilot. This is crazyby meredithpaige93 via twitter 1/15/2014 10:35:59 PM -
They need to ground them until further investigations have happened. They are still flying right now.
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#navyjetdown
Oh noby Capps01 via twitter 1/15/2014 10:52:40 PM -
FA-18 has gone down in the Atlantic Ocean. Pilot has been picked up and is in critical condition. #Navy #NavyJetDown #militaryby Media Take via twitter 1/15/2014 11:05:32 PM -
Another #NavyJetDown .. Something has got to be wrong......by ✌ Sydney Madisyn ✌ via twitter 1/15/2014 11:16:32 PM -
"@13NickOchsner : This pic frm @13JCosten of Navy helo landing @sentarahealth Nfk Gen w/ pilot who ejected frm #NavyJetDownby Serg Rosez via twitter 1/15/2014 11:24:32 PM -
This is a picture of the Joyce D that rescued pilot in #NavyJetDown crash today @13NewsNow http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BeEFEmACUAAGTq0.jpg
by Nick Ochsner via twitter 1/16/2014 1:19:05 AM