F/A-18C from VMFA-232 crashed in U.K. while returning home from Middle East

A F/A-18C from VMFA-232 crashed near Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England while returning to its home base at MCAS Miramar on Oct. 21. The pilot was killed in the crash.

F18 Hornet Red Devils
By U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of Staff Sgt. Cherie A.Thurlby. (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=5569) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The jet was part of a six-aircraft formation that just completed a six-month deployment to the Middle East. All five other jets safely diverted to RAF Lossiemouth.

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