U.S. F-18 fighter crash killed four people caused by a Korean family
Date:2011-09-02Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
U.S. F-18 fighter crash site
China news agency, Los Angeles, December 9 (Reporter Zhang Wei) – Monday in San Diego, California near the U.S. F/A-18D crash 九日 has progressed a child only a year old remains were found, the crash death toll rose to four. According to military sources, before the crash, two pilots had reported engine failure has occurred, the pilot was forced to abandon machine escape.
near noon on Monday, near the city of San Diego in California, a Marine Corps carrier-based fighter is preparing F/A-18D Air Station when the unfortunate crash landing Mila Ma, California crash site eight O five freeway west of a residential area, about two miles from the military airport, the pilot successfully ejected before the crash. Crash led to two houses were destroyed, houses one of which killed four people inside.
has not yet officially announced his identity, but the local Korean church pastor named Li told reporters the dead from the Korean family, including 30-year-old mother, only two months of the female infant and the baby’s grandmother, the three body has been found on Monday, another 15 months old child remains were found Tuesday. According to reports, his grandmother came from South Korea to take care of her just born baby. Neighbors said the Korean family moved here three months ago, the incident occurred, man of the house to go out to work, survived.
military cause of the crash has not been announced, but an anonymous military source revealed to the media before the incident, the young pilots, “Hornet” fighter took off from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln off the coast after a training task, the pilot found that the right engine after a failure, was ordered emergency military airport landing marines Mila Ma, rather than return to the aircraft carrier deck, pilots flying near the airport on time and report the left engine failure, then the pilot ejection escape, the aircraft crashed into nearby residential areas.
Mila Ma in the San Diego Marine Corps Air Station, north Prior to 1996, there was a U.S. Navy fighter school “TOP GUN” location, the famous movie starring Tom Cruise “Top Gun” (TOP GUN) is shooting for here. Two years ago in November, a “Hornet” fighter has crashed in Mila Ma, and the pilot managed to escape. (End)
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