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U.S. Marine's F-18 crashes in California, 2 killed
Officials said Monday that two people were killed when a U.S. Marine F-18
jet crashed into a neighborhood in Southern California city of San Diego just
before noon.
Meanwhile, a grandmother and two children who lived in the house hit by the
crashing plane were reported missing, according to a website report by the Los
Angeles Times.
The pilot of the F-18 Hornet ejected safely from the two-seat jet before
being taken to a clinic at the nearby Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, said
U.S. Marine Corps spokesman Stephen Paap.
The spokesman said the F-18, which was carrying a single pilot at the time
of the crash, was on a training mission en route from the aircraft carrier
Abraham Lincoln, operating in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego.
Local police and fire officials said one home was destroyed and another
damaged in the crash, which occurred just before noon.
Television footage shows smoke coming from homes in the University City
section of San Diego about three kilometers from the U.S. Marine base.
Eyewitnesses at the University City High School close to the crash site
said they heard a loud boom just before noon and then saw a plane go down. The
school had been put on lockdown and no one was allowed to leave.
There were massive traffic jams in the area after the plane crash, making
it difficult for firefighters and police to reach the neighborhood, witnesses
said.
据美国媒体报道，美国联邦航空总署的官员当地时间8日透露，1架美军F─18型战斗机当天在加州南部住宅区坠毁，目前已经造成地面上至少2人死亡，2所民宅被毁。
该署发言人葛瑞格发表声明说，战机飞行员已弹跳逃生，当时接近正午时分，该机正要降落在米拉玛(Miramar)基地。他还说，目前尚无飞行员状况的通报。地方电视画面显示，大学城郊区的坠机地点冒出白色浓烟。
电视画面还可清楚看到1栋焦点的建筑物残骸，当地媒体还报道说，有多辆汽车起火燃烧。目前当地警察局已经封锁了事发现场，相关调查仍在进行中。 |
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发表于 2016-7-10 09:22:41