Just heard on NBC news.
Apparently the pilot ejected and no reported injuries on the ground.
Pray this is true.
wow
my cousin, now a retired usmc major, used to quip that if you wanted to own a harrior, buy an acre of land at cherry point.
i do hope none were hurt.
when is the JSF going to be shipped?
Widow Maker strikes again, hey? Hope they can field the F-35 sooner than later.
Probably Marine? Does it fly for any of the other services?
Prayers up!
Democrats call for end to the military occupation of Yuma. They are not a threat to us. sarcasm. Hope everyone survived. My nephew is Air Force in Japan 3 years and counting.
Kinda neat having F-18's hold short for you.
They had 3 or 4 other Lancairs out there.
Hope the guy's OK. Punching out can hurt all on it's own.
Yuma has grown tremendously in recent years. Where that Wal-Mart is now was probably nothing but cotton fields a few years ago.
The bird crashed at the intersection of Windsor Ave and Koons Court. It hit a house, pilot ejected safely. cause unknown as of yet. I need to find an alternate route home tonight.
It was a USMC Harrier; They're evacuating everyone within 1500 meters of the crash site (about 1/4 mile west of the Super Walmart on Pacific Ave)and advising people to avoid an area 1 mile around the crash site. EOD personnel from MCAS Yuma are on site. This was on the City TV channel about 10 minutes ago.
Damn......another Black Sheep might be lost....I hope the pilot punched out....
Ping....
As a retired USMC cfr guy from MCAS Yuma I know the area and "bird" very well.
The harrier is refered to the N.C. lawndart! it does not take much for the aircraft to refuse to fly, any slight malfunction is reason enough for the pilot to punch out. That part of the county is growing rather rapidly too.
UPDATE From the Yuma Daily Sun;
The aircraft is from VMA 513, the 33yo pilot ejected and landed ok. The aircraft was carring 4 5oolb bombs & 500 25mm rounds. The crash occured at aprox 1425hrs local. The MCAS EOD,CFR, & Recovery teams are there along with local civillian assets from the local community. The a/c was at aprox 1000 ft agl when it stopped running, the accident is under investagation at this time. The air field is a dual use airfield, the old Mcdonnell Douglas a/c shops were closed when Boening took over. It is number 13 on the list of emergency landing fields for the space shuttle as well. The crash crew is one of the best in the Navy/Marine Corps bar none. This fact is listed by the DOD on an annual basis.
so if you are flying into Yuma & if you have a problem with your air craft you are in great hands, the c/c has to train in all makes & types of a/c to keep their FAA ratings up to snuff.
Hope he punched out in time.
Why is everything crashing this week? One day after another...