F/A-18 Hornet Crashes in Washington National Forest; Pilot Safe

Officials at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego said in a statement that a jet assigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing “experienced a non-fatal aviation mishap” during a training mission 55 miles southeast of Seattle on Saturday.

According to officials, the pilot of the F/A-18 Hornet “ejected safely and was recovered by the local sheriff’s department.”