Pilot stable after F-18 crash
The Australian Defence Force has confirmed the crash of a United States American Corp F-18 fighter jet near the Tindal air base, south of Katherine in the Northern Territory.
The US pilot on board ejected before the crash and has since been rescued by a military helicopter.
He is now in a stable condition at the Tindal air base.
It is believed the plane went down at around 4:30pm, about 10 kilometres fom the airbase.
It is not clear if the aircraft was part of the RAAF's exercise, Arnhem Thunder, which is currently underway in the Northern Territory.
Nah the F-18 just "happened"to be in the area. Another example of top knotch reporting! AArrgghhh
