VX-9 F/A-18F crash in Death Valley NP

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VX-9 F/A-18F crash in Death Valley NP

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Today, October 5, 2021, a F/A-18F assigned to VX-9 crashed in Death Valley National Park. The pilot ejected safely and was treated for minor injuries.

More news can be found here:

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/ar ... cts-safely

https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/nation ... 5650d.html

https://ktar.com/story/4716872/navy-jet ... ts-safely/
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Re: VX-9 F/A-18F crash in Death Valley NP

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Any recent sightings of 166925/XE-230 and/or 166927/XE-231?
One of these seems to be a likely candidate for this mishap.
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Re: VX-9 F/A-18F crash in Death Valley NP

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Mel, 166927 is the one that went down. Date was 04oct21.
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Thanks for the confirmation!
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