US Military Jet Crashes Near San Diego on Training Flight

An F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off from the USS George H.W. Bush as it conducts joint training operations with the French navy in 2018. (THOMAS WATKINS/AFP via Getty Images)

Friday, 25 August 2023 08:57 AM EDT ET

A U.S. military aircraft crashed overnight near San Diego's Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, according to media reports on Friday, citing unnamed officials.

It was not immediately clear what caused the F/A-18 Hornet's crash. The condition of pilot or any others aboard the aircraft was also unclear, ABC News and Fox News reported.

Representatives for the Pentagon could not be immediately reached for comment on the reports.

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A U.S. military aircraft crashed overnight near San Diego's Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, according to media reports on Friday, citing unnamed officials.
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