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*EDITORIAL NOTE* I have been searching vigourously and haven’t been able to find a single word on this from the MSM.
The jet went down around 10:30 p.m. Thursday during a training mission in the area of Twenty nine Palms, according to a statement from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center is located at Twenty nine Palms, about 140 miles east of Los Angeles. The pilot from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing was not identified and the cause of the crash is currently under investigation.
The nature of the training mission was not specified. The F/A-18C is a twin-engine fighter-attack aircraft capable of multiple types of missions.