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Navy pilot rescued after ejecting from jet off Virginia coast

The pilot was rescued about 90 minutes after ejecting from the $67 million F/A-18E Super Hornet during a training flight; this marks the sixth F-18 incident in 10 months, Navy says.

  • A Navy pilot assigned to Oceana Naval Air Station was rescued after ejecting from an F/A-18E Super Hornet during a training flight off the coast of Virginia.
  • Multiple search and rescue teams were dispatched and reached the area quickly following the incident.
  • The pilot was rescued approximately an hour and a half after the crash and taken to a local hospital.
  • The incident occurred around 9:53 a.m. during a routine training flight, as reported by the Navy.
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USNI News broke the news in on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
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