Two United States Navy F-14 fighters crashed today, one plunging into the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina and the other crashing into a hangar at its base at Gillespie near San Diego. Six persons on the ground were injured in the California crash, but the crewmen bailed out shortly before impact. The dead body of one of the aviators involved in the crash off Cape Hatteras was recovered, but his crewmate is missing. A third military aircraft, a United States F-16A from Hill Air Base in Utah crashed yesterday. The pilot bailed from the plane that went down 25 miles west of the base.
Two United States Navy F-14 fighters crashed yesterday, one plunging into the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina and the other crashing into a hangar at its base at Gillespie near San Diego. Six persons on the ground were injured in the California crash, but the crewmen bailed out shortly before impact. The dead body of one of the aviators involved in the crash off Cape Hatteras was recovered, but his crewmate is missing. A third military aircraft, a United States F-16A from Hill Air Base in Utah crashed today. The pilot bailed from the plane that went down 25 miles west of the base.