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| Date: | Wednesday 20 August 2025 |
| Time: | c. 09:53 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | VFA-83 US Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off the coast of Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oceana NAS, VA (NTU/KNTU) |
A VFA-83 US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed off the coast of Virginia. The pilot ejected and was rescued around an hour later at 11:21 EDT, the fighter was destroyed and remains in the water where it crashed.
Sources:
USN Press release:
https://www.airlant.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/Press-Release/Article/4280798/navy-fa18e-pilot-safely-recovered-after-ejection-off-coast-of-virginia/
News Sources:
https://news.usni.org/2025/08/20/pilot-safe-after-super-hornet-crash-off-virginia-beach
https://augustafreepress.com/news/virginia-beach-73m-super-hornet-crashes-into-water-after-pilot-ejects-from-aircraft/
Media:
Yesterday, a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed off the coast of Virginia. The pilot successfully ejected using the Martin-Baker US14A (NACES) Ejection Seat.#MartinBaker #EngineeringForLife pic.twitter.com/qlmR1Q2vlk
— Martin-Baker (@MB_EjectEject) August 21, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2025 20:02 | vasilf | Added |
| 20-Aug-2025 21:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2025 07:46 | Paradoxial | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2025 08:40 | Paradoxial | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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