U.S. Marine Corps Pilot Killed In F/A-18D Crash

U.S. Marine Corps Boeing F/A-18

An F/A-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
SPARKS, NEVADA—A U.S. Marine Corps pilot died when a Boeing F/A-18D crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, late Aug. 24. The pilot and single-seat aircraft were from Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Sqdn. VMFA-224 from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. An investigation into the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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