F/A-18 Crash - MCAS Miramar - 25 Aug 23

[RAFEngO74to09]

[West Coast]

Unfortunately the pilot didn’t survive. Think I heard him go over the house last night, very sad.

[sandiego89]

Looks like it was a D out of Cherry Point out west for an exercise. Condolences

Are the often flown single seat?

https://abcnews.go.com/US/18-militar...y?id=102560193

[RAFEngO74to09]

[falcon900]

“ we are aware of…. “ seems an odd way to commence the initial press release.

[OK465]

Are they often flown single seat?

IIRC I think the Marine All Weather Fighter Attack business fired all their WSOs a couple of years ago.

[Jobza Guddun]

Originally Posted by OK465

IIRC I think the Marine All Weather Fighter Attack business fired all their WSOs a couple of years ago.

The sqns are a mix of C and D models now too, rather than one or the other.

[SpazSinbad]

"...Marine Maj. Andrew Mettler died after his Hornet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar shortly after taking off. The two-seater Hornet crashed near the I-15 highway east of the Southern California airbase shortly before midnight...." UPDATED: Marines Identify Pilot Killed in F/A-18D Hornet Crash - USNI News