U.S. Navy Fighter Jet Presumed Crashed in Gulf

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Sep 29, 2000 - 12:45 PM

U.S. Navy Fighter Jet Presumed Crashed in Gulf

The Associated Press

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - A single-seat U.S. Navy fighter jet presumably crashed in the Persian Gulf shortly after taking off Friday from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, the Navy said.

The pilot of the F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter lost communication with the aircraft carrier shortly after roaring off the deck for a routine flight, said Cmdr. Jeff Gradeck of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet.

The Abraham Lincoln, aided by other naval units in the northern Gulf, were searching for the missing plane and pilot, Gradeck said. He would not be specific about the location.

The pilot's name was not made public.

The aircraft carrier's home port is Everett, Wash. It arrived in the Gulf on Sept. 24. The single-seat fighter jet was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAPLSD3QDC.html

-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), September 29, 2000


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