Virginia Beach: Navy F-18 ‘Super Hornet’ Crash off Coast Near Oceana

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 14 sits tied-down on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while underway in the North Arabian Sea on Dec. 18, 2009. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mercil, U.S. Navy. DOD.gov

A Navy F/A-18E “Super Hornet” fighter jet crashed off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Wednesday. The jet went down about 45 miles from Oceana.

Via Twitter, the Navy said it “confirms F-18 down 45 miles off coast of Oceana. Pilot ejected and safely recovered.”

NBC reported that the pilot is in “fine” condition, according to the Navy.

He was recovered off the coast.

The jet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, said a Navy spokesperson, according to ABC.

The pilot was rescued by a Navy helicopter, the spokesperson said.

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