A US Navy aircraft went down and two pilots were forced to emergency eject over San Diego in another shocking aviation incident over US skies.
The aircraft was reportedly an F/A-18 ‘Super Hornet’, one of the most powerful aircrafts in the US military arsenal, which crash landed into the San Diego Bay on Wednesday.
The cause of the downed jet is not yet clear, however early reports suggested it was flying in rough weather off the West Coast when it fell from the skies.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information is confirmed.
A US Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft (seen in a stock image) went down and two pilots were forced to emergency eject over San Diego on Wednesday
It comes after a wave of aviation accidents rocked the US in recent weeks, including one of the worst air disasters in recent memory 14 days ago when an American Airlines passenger jet collided with a military helicopter over Reagan National Airport.
Days later, a small air ambulance crash landed in Pennsylvania, killing six people aboard the jet and a seventh on the ground.
These disasters were followed by a small jet dropping off radars in Alaska last week, leading to the deaths of all 10 people on board.
And just a day ago, a private jet owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil crashed when its landing gear failed while touching down at an airfield in Scottsdale, Arizona, killing the pilot and injuring three others.
