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| Date: | Monday 15 March 2010 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | VFA-137 US Navy |
| Registration: | 165908 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nevada desert -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Fallon |
| NAS Fallon |
Two F/A-18E Super Hornets collided in mid-air Monday night, sending one crashing to the Nevada desert, Navy officials said.
One pilot ejected safely before his aircraft crashed near Naval Air Station Fallon and a second pilot landed the single-seat jet safely at Fallon, according to a press release from Naval Air Forces in San Diego.
Sources:
https://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/03/navy_hornet_crash_31610/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2010 12:10 | Black Typhoon | Added |
| 16-Mar-2010 14:25 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Mar-2010 22:00 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2010 07:17 | FISHER01 | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 17-Mar-2010 07:19 | FISHER01 | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 17-Mar-2010 07:27 | FISHER01 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total occupants, ] |
| 08-Feb-2020 18:31 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 20:18 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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