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US Navy Pilot Ejects from F-5N Tiger II Fighter South of Naval Air Station Key West

August 10, 2017 F-5N_Tiger_II_of_VFC-111_in_flight
FighterSweep Staff 3 Comments Military Aviation, Navy, News, Photos, Video

A US Naval Aviator ejected Wednesday from his F-5N Tiger II fighter jet about 20 miles south of Naval Air Station Key West. The pilot was successfully recovered and is reported in good condition.

In a statement, the Navy said the pilot ejected about 20 nautical miles southeast of Naval Air Station Key West about 12:40 p.m. The pilot had been conducting training operations off the Florida coast.

A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Miami and a HC-144 Ocean Sentry plane crew were sent to search for the pilot. The helicopter crew spotted the pilot’s emergency smoke signal and hoisted him from the water about 1:15 p.m., according to the Coast Guard. – Stars & Stripes

VFC-111 is a Naval reserve adversary squadron based in Key West.

Featured image of a U.S. Navy Reserve Northrop F-5N Tiger II from Composite fighter Squadron VFC-111 “Sundowners” in flight by U.S. Navy (The Naval Reservist, issue May 2013, p. 13 [1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

F-5N_Tiger_II_of_VFC-111_in_flight

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