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Navy jet crashes in Va., 2 pilots eject

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Amadeus.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A Navy jet with two aviators aboard crashed Friday into an apartment building in Virginia Beach, according to the Navy and media reports.
There were no immediate reports of injuries on the ground. TV footage showed black smoke billowing from near some buildings and local TV stations said the jet hot an apartment building.
The Navy did not immediately return telephone messages left by The Associated Press. But the Navy confirmed on its official Twitter account that both pilots ejected.
They were being treated for injuries that were not considered life threatening.
The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk quoted a spokesman for Naval Air Force Atlantic who said the jet crashed in the vicinity of Birdneck Road in the sprawling resort city.
The Hampton Roads area of Virginia has a large concentration of military bases, including Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base in the world. Naval Air Station Oceana is located in Virginia Beach.

No fatalities were reported.

Vibes to those who were injured.
Apr 6 2012 1:45PM
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howlongcanausern
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thanks obama
Apr 6 2012 1:52PM
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KEVTRON
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Apr 6 2012 2:04PM
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1337
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I just read this on accuweathers facebook, of all places
Apr 6 2012 2:06PM
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Apr 6 2012 2:08PM
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fujarome
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Looks like an f18 based on that picture. Wonder what happened...probably some mechanical thing. But who knows at this point
Apr 6 2012 2:14PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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alright...
Apr 6 2012 2:14PM
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skithesprings
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basically when dealing with these sorts of aircraft you can sum it up to "shit happens"
Apr 6 2012 2:21PM
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Gnarwall
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Moar like "undercover terror op".
Apr 6 2012 2:31PM
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geteducated
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f-18's are flying garbage cans.
Apr 6 2012 2:34PM
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Haellgren
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i read Vagina beach.
Apr 6 2012 2:56PM
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Benji.
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Some damn expensive garbage cans...
Apr 6 2012 3:00PM
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*monsterskier*
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i heard about the crash but i didn't hear it crashed into an apartment building....jeez

that's 30 minutes away from me
Apr 6 2012 3:25PM
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Amadeus.
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those pilots are definitely going to be flying cargo planes full of rubber dog shit out of hong kong after this.
Apr 6 2012 4:30PM
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Che~
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This haha. 50 Million dollar mistake right there
Apr 6 2012 4:31PM
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iSmokeweed
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that pilots ego was writing checks his body could not cash!
Apr 6 2012 5:23PM
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steezenskis
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what? just shut the fuck up unless you actually know what happened
Apr 6 2012 5:40PM
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Apr 6 2012 7:24PM
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sherwood4099
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Now how do we know that. For all we know it was a catastrophic faliure with no pilot error. It's already been reported that the pilots dumped their fuel to protect people on the ground before ejecting i would say based on current info the pilots acted well and more than likley saved lives with their response
Apr 6 2012 7:25PM
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Amadeus.
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omg... are you people fucking serious? didn't that shitty meme i went out of my way to make on the post above give you a hint?

Apr 6 2012 7:27PM
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fujarome
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i know my top gun well enough, and thats a pretty obscure reference just because that's a very well known, and commonly used phrase that no one associates with that film.
Apr 6 2012 7:31PM
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Amadeus.
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i think in the context of talking about fighter jets, then what i said and what i quit weed said its pretty clear.

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Apr 6 2012 7:33PM
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sherwood4099
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I have no idea why your quoting me I wasn't talking to you I don't see anything you said that I disagree with?
Apr 6 2012 7:33PM
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steezenskis
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ahh. did not get the reference.
Apr 6 2012 7:36PM
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Amadeus.
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i dont disagree with you at all, but iquitweed was quoting top gun. that youtube link i posted was the famous scene it was quoted from. those aren't his actually opinions he was just joking.
Apr 6 2012 7:44PM
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sherwood4099
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Oh is that what the video you posted was Im on mobile. Understood
Apr 6 2012 7:48PM
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Amadeus.
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np. but if you haven't seen top gun, or haven't seen it in a while, get on that.
Apr 6 2012 7:54PM
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howlongcanausern
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what's a cheque?
Apr 6 2012 8:15PM
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geteducated
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could have been ego. it was an f18 pilot after all.
Apr 6 2012 10:59PM
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hope.
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Its about three blocks from me, shit was nuts.

anyways


hey girl heyy
Apr 6 2012 11:01PM
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Amadeus.
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shit did you see or hear it go down?
Apr 6 2012 11:08PM
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pbandj
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it was a result of catastrophic failure that occurred shortly after take off.

person in the pilots seat was a trainee.

person in back was a trainer.

and superhornets run around 70 million, not 50.
Apr 6 2012 11:48PM
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hope.
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na I was driving back from richmond
Apr 6 2012 11:57PM
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