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USMC F/A-18 Crashes in England

October 21, 2015
Jonathan Derden No Comments Military Aviation, News

Unfortunate news out of the United Kingdom this morning, as a USMC F/A-18 Hornet has crashed on a farm near RAF Mildenhall, reportedly killing the pilot.

The crash occurred around 1030am local time, apparently shortly after takeoff from RAF Lakenheath.

The aircraft was one of a group from VMFA-232 “Red Devils” transiting the RAF base on their return trip to the US at the tail end of a six-month Middle East deployment.

Not many details are available at this point, but RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath personnel are assisting with the investigation.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to VMFA-232, and especially the Red Devils pilot and their family. Semper Fi, Marine.

 

About the Author

Jonathan Derden is an Airline Transport Rated-pilot with a regional airline in the mid-Atlantic region. Chair flying since being spoon fed as a child, Jonathan is a graduate of the aviation program at Jacksonville University and has been an airline pilot since 2007. When he's not flying for work, he's traversing the planet in search of the next opportunity as an aviation photojournalist. Jonathan began his photographic pursuits as a teenager while learning how to use his father's camera at a local general aviation airport, and has since broadened his horizons to include and now focuses on military aviation.

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