Navy F-18 crashes at Raleigh airport, By STEVE HARTSOE

[Otis Willie]

Navy F-18 crashes at Raleigh airport, By STEVE HARTSOE

(EXCERPT) ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- A Navy F-18 fighter jet caught fire on the runway
of the Raleigh-Durham airport during takeoff Friday, but the pilot
ejected, authorities said.

The pilot, whose identity was not immediately released, was in good
condition at a Raleigh hospital, airport spokeswoman Teresa Damiano
said. He was the only one on board; no one on the ground was injured.

Damiano said the plane had stopped to refuel. She said the pilot
described his plane as swerving and bursting into flames as it taxied
toward a takeoff runway. The pilot ejected before the plane left the
ground - about 1,700 feet down the 7,500-foot runway, she said.

The burning plane continued rolling before coming to a stop 500 feet
from the terminal.

News video showed the plane engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke
pouring out. Airport fire crews quickly...

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[John A. Weeks III]

In article >, Otis Willie
> wrote:

> MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- A Navy F-18 fighter jet caught fire on the runway
> of the Raleigh-Durham airport during takeoff Friday, but the pilot
> ejected, authorities said.

Anyone know what model F-18 this was? An older A/B/C/D, or one
of the newer more expensive E's or F's?

-john-

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[John Doe]

Anyone have any pictures of the crash ?



"Otis Willie" > wrote in message
...
> Navy F-18 crashes at Raleigh airport, By STEVE HARTSOE
>
> (EXCERPT) ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
>
> MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- A Navy F-18 fighter jet caught fire on the runway
> of the Raleigh-Durham airport during takeoff Friday, but the pilot
> ejected, authorities said.
>
> The pilot, whose identity was not immediately released, was in good
> condition at a Raleigh hospital, airport spokeswoman Teresa Damiano
> said. He was the only one on board; no one on the ground was injured.
>
> Damiano said the plane had stopped to refuel. She said the pilot
> described his plane as swerving and bursting into flames as it taxied
> toward a takeoff runway. The pilot ejected before the plane left the
> ground - about 1,700 feet down the 7,500-foot runway, she said.
>
> The burning plane continued rolling before coming to a stop 500 feet
> from the terminal.
>
> News video showed the plane engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke
> pouring out. Airport fire crews quickly...
>
> U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing
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>
>
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>
> ---------------------------
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> Associate Librarian
> The American War Library
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[Henry Bibb]

"John Doe" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> Anyone have any pictures of the crash ?
>
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/ has a slideshow, as of 3/29 at 9:40 PM Don't
know for how long...

[John S. Shinal]

"John A. Weeks III" wrote:
>Anyone know what model F-18 this was? An older A/B/C/D, or one
>of the newer more expensive E's or F's?

Not a two seater, at any rate. From Oceana according to local
news. Kept burning for quite a while, despite being covered heavily in
foam.



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[Greasy Rider]

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:41:07 GMT,
(John S. Shinal) disturbed the
phosphur particles on my screen with the following:


> Not a two seater, at any rate. From Oceana according to local
>news. Kept burning for quite a while, despite being covered heavily in
>foam.

I understand that the aircraft had just been refueled according to
WRAL-TV.

[George Z. Bush]

Greasy Rider wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:41:07 GMT,
> (John S. Shinal) disturbed the
> phosphur particles on my screen with the following:
>
>
>> Not a two seater, at any rate. From Oceana according to local
>> news. Kept burning for quite a while, despite being covered heavily in
>> foam.
>
> I understand that the aircraft had just been refueled according to
> WRAL-TV.

That's right. It was on its takeoff roll when, according to the press reports,
it lost power and the pilot punched out. I assume that he thought that he
wasn't going to be able to get airborne and he was out of room in which to bring
it to a halt on the ground when he decided to bail out. I guess we won't
actually know what happened until after the accident investigation board
finishes its work and publishes its findings.....probably a matter of months.

[BUFDRVR]

>>Anyone know what model F-18 this was? An older A/B/C/D, or one
>>of the newer more expensive E's or F's?

According to the brief I saw today, a C on the 24th, a C on the 26th and an A
yesterday.


BUFDRVR

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everyone on Bear Creek"