Military jet crashes in San Diego neighborhood - CNN.com From what I heard it was very close to the University Town Center and on Genesee Ave and Nobel. Haven't been there in a while but I believe there's a school near by and it's around the UCSD area. 1 house and 2 cars on fire they say. I hope no one was hurt because I know a lot of people who live in that region.
Not to worry, jdang is safe! FFIC should be as well if he is at home in O-Side. Yeah this happened in University City, pretty much in the middle of the north side of the city.
lol, damn, I mean good. Saw, the map, it is north of the city and close to the Miramar base. Only person I know who lives there has finals so he'd probably be away.
Saw that on tv this evening... They were just saying the pilot was practicing carrier landings and was returning to base at mirimar when the f-18 apparently had engine troubles, causing it to crash.. quickly turning into a sad story...
Here is the main link to the San Diego Union Tribune. I was in San Diego this morning. There is another picture and more details as well. Just click on article. SignOnSanDiego.com | The San Diego Union-Tribune | San Diego news, California and national news
Two people killed in the home has just been confirmed. Officials: 2 dead, 2 missing after military jet crash - CNN.com
It is very sad. I believe they are instructed to dump the aircraft over the water if they can. The helicopters go up and down the coast line all the time. It must of been bad if he couldn't make it back to Miramar. May they rest in peace.
That sucks. I thought the house was empty. A grandma, a mother and two children? Anyone dying is bad enough, but could it be worse than that?
Witness was doing a phone interview on Channel 10 news here. She found the pilot. He said he was on one engine for 100 miles to the person on the ground. He was on a training mission off the coast. He thought he could make it, but then had to eject. Two homes destroyed, and two homes damaged. http://www.10news.com/index.html
They had an interview that I saw on CNN earlier this afternoon. Saw the pilot's chute and they were wondering why there wasn't a 2nd because the F/A-18 was a two-seater.
Could of been solo since the training mission was just off the coast here, and with other pilots at conflicts around the world.
Those were my thoughts as well when I heard them discuss it. Best case scenario it was a solo flight, worst case, either the pilot or RIO's chute didn't open. Thankfully it was the former though unfortunately there weren't too many things to be thankful for in this catastrophe.
Crash was just 2 miles from my friend's apartment and she could still see the smoke after she got back.
Congressional aide says crashed jet lost power - Yahoo! News Investigators also found the remains of a fourth person in the rubble, a child 15 months old. Neighbors were in shock at the tragedy that befell the child's family Monday, hours after the father kissed his wife and baby goodbye in the driveway. Very sad may they rest in peace.
Dong Yun Yoon, the husband, father, son in law just held a press conference on Channel 10 news here. It hit you in your heart. He thanked all the people for finding his family through the reckage. He thanked everyone for there prayers. He said that his family is now with God. He also said don't be hard on the pilot, that he knew that he didn't do it on purpose, and that he tried to do everything he could. He said to pray for him.
Fourth Victim of Jet Crash Located; Surviving Father Speaks - San Diego 6 Yoon said he could not have imagined "such a horrible thing would have happened, especially right here, right (at) our house." "But I believe my wife and two babies and mother-in-law are in heaven with God," he said. "And I know God is taking care of them." Yoon told reporters he had gotten the news that the pilot involved in the crash had escaped harm. "Please pray for him not to suffer from this accident," Yoon said. "I know he's one of our treasures, for the country, and I ... don't blame him. I don't have any hard feelings. I know he did everything he could."
