Military identifies Marine Corps pilot killed in jet crash near San Diego base
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. military has identified the Marine Corps pilot who was killed Thursday when his combat jet crashed near a San Diego base during a training flight.
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Pilot confirmed dead in U.S. military jet crash in San Diego
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Military identifies Marine Corps pilot killed in jet crash near San Diego base
By Oren Liebermann and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The pilot of a US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet that crashed Thursday night near San Diego has been confirmed dead, according to a statement from the unit. The pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft.
The pilot was the only person on the F/A-18 Delta Hornet when it crashed east of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego overnight, authorities said.
Searchers looking for the pilot of a military jet destroyed in a late-night accident in the eastern reaches of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar found the body of the flier Friday.
The pilot of a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet that crashed Thursday night near San Diego was killed in the crash, according to a statement from the unit.
SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) — The pilot of a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet that crashed Thursday night near San Diego has been confirmed dead, according to a statement from the unit. The pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. military has identified the Marine Corps pilot who was killed Thursday when his combat jet crashed near a San Diego base during a training flight.
SAN DIEGO >> The U.S. military has identified the Marine Corps pilot who was killed Thursday when his combat jet crashed near a San Diego base during a training flight.
Maj. Andrew Mettler of Georgia was taking part in a routine training exercise when his plane went down late Thursday. He had joined the Marines in 2007.
