NAS Whidbey fighter jet wreckage found after crash east of Mount Rainier, 2 pilots still missing
The status of the two crew members remains unknown.
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F-18 Crash Near Mt. Rainier
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HmmNAS Whidbey fighter jet wreckage found after crash east of Mount Rainier, 2 pilots still missing
The status of the two crew members remains unknown.
Pilot Fighter
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NAS Whidbey fighter jet wreckage found after crash east of Mount Rainier, 2 pilots still missing
The status of the two crew members remains unknown.
Damn. Always hate to see the “missing” word.
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
Oh crap I didn’t think of that@///AMG just checking in on ya.
Boris Badenov
Fortis Leader
Well, he "liked" the post. So figure worst case he's hanging from a tree *WITH* cell service.Oh crap I didn’t think of that
Roger Roger
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Well, if that’s all I’m pretty sure he somehow deserves it. We don’t like him THAT much
inigo88
Composite-lover
Gotta pass the time somehow while you wait for the CSAR helo!
But in all seriousness I’m glad he’s still with us, but also I imagine that’s a small community and I’m sorry for the loss they may be going through right now.
All the news articles are saying no pilots or wreckage have been found still since yesterday which feels pretty ominous
, but hoping for a miracle that the crew could still be found alive. They have a fairly narrow search area defined by a TFR due east of Mt Rainier along VR-1355.
BEEF SUPREME
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Thats deep in the Wilderness area.
CFI A&P
Exploring the world one toilet at a time.
Hanging from a tree cruising JetCareers seems like a good way to pass the time before having to explain why you yeeted a jet into Mt. Rainier.
Richman
JC’s Resident Curmudgeon
Phew.
Box hauler
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I wonder if they were flying a low level training route down in the trees or if they were up at altitude when whatever happened… happened.
Hopefully the crew comes out ok.
Hopefully the crew comes out ok.
Pilot Fighter
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They located the wreckage by air.
///AMG
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Thanks for the concern guys. This is very true inigo, much smaller than the F/A-18/VFA community was. I'll hold my comments until names and more info is released, but it has been a pretty solemn 24 hrs at Whidbey.
Pilot Fighter
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Are you in 129 or 209? Yesterday I was hoping you were in 209 or 129.
Dammit I hate it when I see “missing” in a PAO briefing.
///AMG
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-129 (SAU reservist)
Pilot Fighter
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Not a surprise, but closure nonetheless.
