Navy: Fighter jet (F/A-18) crashes in Central California field (Lemoore Calif)

[Electric Monk]

Source: AP

LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — Navy officials say a fighter jet has crashed in a field near a Central California air base. There's no immediate word on any possible injuries.

Officials from the Naval Air Station in Lemoore say the F/A-18 aircraft went down shortly after noon Wednesday.

They say emergency crews are at the scene, but gave no other details.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2011-04-06-navy-plane-crash_N.htm

[Newsjock]

1. Fresno Bee reports:

http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/04/06/2339682/naval-jet-crashes-at-lemoore-nas.html

An F/A-18 aircraft crashed in a field near Naval Air Station Lemoore at 12:08 p.m. today.

Emergency services are on the scene and have secured the perimeter, according to Lemoore NAS spokeswoman Melinda Larson.

The F/A-18 was a Lemoore NAS aircraft. There was no immediate information on injuries.

[ProudDad]

2. Keep the fucking F-35s out of Tucson!!!

We're trying to do that and...

Get the rest of the fucking POS war machine out of town too...

Although that's a little hard since the major non-university and non-USAmerican-Sick-Care "economy" here is the fucking war machine...

http://tucsonforward.com/