F-18 crashes into apartments at Virginia Beach

Oberon · 04-06-12, 03:22 PM

Well, the pilot apologised, bless him, I don't think there was much he could do to prevent it anyway.

Damn bad luck, but yes, it does raise into question if the F-18s are being maintained properly...

Platapus · 04-06-12, 07:07 PM

Failure to maintain terrain separation, as we used to call it.

Any news on any ground casualties? There was a preliminary report of "mass casualties" and that is never a good thing.

CCIP · 04-06-12, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Failure to maintain terrain separation, as we used to call it.

Any news on any ground casualties? There was a preliminary report of "mass casualties" and that is never a good thing.

So far everywhere I've read said that several people (the largest number I heard is 7) have been lightly injured and are in hospital, including the two pilots. No fatalities reported, but not everyone from the complex is yet accounted for. Considering the damage to the buildings, obviously a little bit worrying, but fingers crossed that everyone got out...

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04-06-12, 03:22 PM	#1
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Well, the pilot apologised, bless him, I don't think there was much he could do to prevent it anyway. Damn bad luck, but yes, it does raise into question if the F-18s are being maintained properly...