Navy F/A-18 jet crashes in Key West
A Navy fighter jet reportedly crashed off the coast of Key West, Fla., on Wednesday.
The F/A-18 Hornet’s two crew members ejected and rescue operations are underway, The Associated Press reported.
The aircraft’s crew is based out of Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va.
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One witness described to local news outlet FLKeysNews seeing a fire before the plane crashed.
“I saw the fire and then it just dropped,” the witness, Barbie Wilson, said.
President Trump praised F/A-18 fighter jets during a trip to Boeing in St. Louis on Wednesday.
Trump called the jets “a work of art,” according to a reporter for HuffPost. Boeing has manufactured the aircraft for more than two decades.
Trump at Boeing: “The F-18, one of my favorite planes. To me, it’s a work of art.” pic.twitter.com/vkBoAPmWQg
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) March 14, 2018
Updated at 6:30 p.m.
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