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A military aircraft crashed at Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Ventura County Wednesday afternoon. A Boeing 707 fuel tanker carrying 158,000 pounds of jet fuel crashed shortly after take-off around 5:25 p.m. and burst into flames. 3 people were reportedly onboard. All were able to escape with minor injuries, according to Teri Reid, an Air Station spokesperson. 13 emergency units initially responded to the fire. Ventura County Fire Department brought in a water dropping helicopter to battle the blaze. The cause of the accident was under investigation.

Two US airmen were forced to eject from their F-15E fighter jet over Libya on Monday night after an apparent mechanical failure, the US military said. The wreckage of their F-15E Strike Eagle jet, which crashed at 9.30pm GMT, was found near Benghazi. Vince Crawley, a spokesman for the Africa Command, said both crew members had been safely recovered and had received only minor injuries. Crawley said the crash was likely to have been caused by mechanical failure rather than hostile fire. He declined to give the location of the crash and would not say how the rescued crewmen were...

USS MOUNT WHITNEY, Mediterranean Sea, Mar 22, 2011 — Two crew members ejected from their U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle when the aircraft experienced equipment malfunction over northeast Libya, March 21, 2011 at approximately 10:30 p.m. CET. Both crew members ejected and are safe. The aircraft, based out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, was flying out of Aviano Air Base in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn at the time of the incident. The cause of the incident is under investigation. The identities will be released after the next of kin have been notified. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn...

SAN AIR BASE, South Korea — An Air Force pilot escaped serious injury Thursday when he ejected before his F-16 fighter crashed while landing, authorities said. Base officials did not immediately identify the pilot, who was treated at the base hospital for minor cuts and released, said 1st Lt. Chris Hoyler, a spokesman for Osan’s 51st Fighter Wing. There were no other injuries or property damage reported in the crash, which occurred around 12:40 p.m., said. The fighter, an F-16C, had nearly touched down when the pilot ejected, Hoyler said. The pilot, assigned to the wing’s 36th Fighter Squadron, had...

A passenger enjoying a civilian joyride accidentally cut the trip short when he ejected himself from the plane after grabbing the eject lever while trying to brace himself. The passenger, who was flying in a Pilatus PC-7 Mk II with an air force pilot friend, The Daily Mail reported. He was instantly blasted 320-feet into the sky by the rocket-powered chair, before floating to the ground with an automatic parachute, the paper reported.

 Holy frak. Holy frak. HOLYROLLERBLADINGFRAK! Movie producers paid two Sukhoi Su-35 pilots to fly without a canopy at Mach 2.0, and have one of them eject in what probably is one of the most dangerous stunts ever filmed. While on this speed I even managed to pull out my fingers in glove for an inch or two outside - it became heated very fast because of immense friction force plane undergoes with the air. That's what the pilot who remained in the cabin said he did after his crazy comrade ejected, landing safely on the ground. I don't know...

FALLON, Nev. (AP) -- Two fighter jets from the U.S. Navy's elite training school collided Friday over northern Nevada's high desert, killing one pilot and injuring two others who parachuted to safety. The pilot who died was based at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., said Jeffery Wells, a spokesman at Fallon Naval Air Station. He was at the controls of an F/A-18C Hornet at the time of the crash.

News just coming out (at least I could not find another report here) http://www.kuam.com/news/26596.aspx

MIAMI (CBS News) ― The Air Force says both pilots from two missing fighter jets have been rescued in the Gulf of Mexico. Eglin Air Force Base spokeswoman Shirley Pigott confirmed the pilots' rescue. Their single-seat F-15C Eagles disappeared about 2 p.m. CST Wednesday off the Florida Panhandle, about 35 miles south of Tyndall Air Force Base. More than 60 Coast Guard personnel had been involved in the search using multiple helicopters, cutters and jets, said Coast Guard Petty Officer James Harless. Air Force officials are investigating. Coast guard officials in New Orleans told CBS News affiliate WWL-TV that they...

Two fighter jets crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during a training mission Wednesday, but the pilots ejected and were later rescued, the Air Force said. Eglin Air Force Base spokeswoman Shirley Pigott said the pilots were rescued after their single-seat F-15C Eagles disappeared Wednesday afternoon off the Florida Panhandle, about 35 miles south of Tyndall Air Force Base. The Air Force has not determined if the planes collided. Weather in the area was clear. Coast Guard Petty Officer James Harless said a Coast Guard rescue jet located one pilot and radioed the location to a fishing vessel, which picked...

The Most Amazing Jet Picture - new details emerge on how it was taken In September, 2003, the picture below showed up on several websites. I remember the day it came out because it was absolutely amazing, but it seemed to be an impossible shot. The aviation boards were full of rumors about the picture being fake but few days later, more details surfaced on the accident and how this REAL picture was captured.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. Navy fighter jets plunged into the Persian Gulf Monday, after what initial reports suggest was a mid-air collision, a defense official said. All three pilots ejected safely from the planes and were headed back to the USS Harry Truman, the aircraft carrier they were operating from, according to the official, who requested anonymity because the information was preliminary and not yet released publicly. No other details or the crash were released. One of the F-18 jets that crashed held two pilots, the other held just one. The crash occurred at about 1 p.m. EST.

It looks like we have two powerhouse conservative thinkers and commentators coming back onto the blog scene in full force. Bill Whittle is to have his newest essay this coming monday. Rachel Lucas is coming back to the blogsphere after a long hiatus. There is hope for us yet! http://ejectejecteject.com/

July 25, 2006 (by Mike Kopack) - An F-16CJ pilot ejected from his aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean Apr. 5, 2006 after experiencing a Gravity-Induced Loss of Consciousness and awaking to find his aircraft in an unrecoverable dive, according to an Air Combat Command report released two weeks ago. The pilot suffered serious injuries during the high-speed ejection, which took place while the aircraft was traveling in excess of 750 miles per hour. The aircraft (#93-542), assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C., crashed into the ocean approximately 80 miles northeast of Charleston, S.C., and was destroyed. The...

plane went down Tuesday near Luke Air Force Base west of Phoenix, a base spokeswoman said. Spokeswoman Terri Cusic said the plane went down after 10 a.m. She said she didn't have information on whether the plane was from Luke or even whether it was a military plane.

The Air Force has released the name of the pilot involved in Thursday's F-16 accident in which a jet fighter crashed in the Great Salt Lake. First Lt. Jay Baer planned not to speak publicly until the results of an investigation into the crash had been finalized. Air Force officials said Baer was experiencing mechanical troubles with his single-engine fighter jet for some time before he made the decision to eject from the plane. The exact nature of the troubles remains unknown. Baer was not badly injured in the ejection. He was picked up by rescue helicopters shortly after the...

An F-16 fighter jet piloted out of Hill Air Force Base crashed in Carrington Bay in the Great Salt Lake Thursday afternoon. Base officials said the jet, from the 388th Fighter Wing's 421st Fighter Squadron, went down at 2:11 p.m., approximately 30 miles west of Hill Air Force Base. The pilot is said to have ejected safely, though was reportedly taken to a local hospital. Public safety officials reported that the plane came down in Carrington Bay, in the Great Salt Lake. The aircraft was conducting a close-air support training mission over the northern Utah Test and Training Range. An...

NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. (NNS) -- A two-seat Navy F/A-18D aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125, impacted the ocean approximately four miles southeast of the air station during a routine training mission at approximately 5:17 p.m Feb. 6. The Navy pilot ejected safely and was recovered by Coast Guard search and rescue. The pilot was taken to a local hospital for a thorough physical evaluation. The cause of the mishap is under investigation. The name of the aviator is currently being withheld. VFA-125 flies the Navy’s F/A-18 A, B, C and D model aircraft and is based...

A Marine fighter jet based in North Carolina crashed Tuesday and the Coast Guard and Navy were searching for the pilot. The Marine AV-8B Harrier crashed about 9:20 a.m. about 20 miles off the coast of St. Augustine, said Donnie Brzuska, a Coast Guard spokesman. The Coast Guard located an oil slick from the aircraft, but so far have not found the pilot. Another aircraft pilot reported that the pilot ejected, but he was not seen touching down, Brzuska said. The name of the missing pilot had not been released early Tuesday. The airplane was based at Marine Corps Air...

POSTED: 12:19 pm EDT September 21, 2005 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Firefighters are responding to reports that a Navy jet has gone down just west of Naval Air Station Jacksonville. According to Jacksonville Fire-Rescue, the plane, believed to be an S-3 Viking jet, went down in a lumber yard in the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard. The plane was on fire, which was put out. The Navy told the local station that two parachutes were seen before the crash and a search is under way for the pilot and co-pilot. All three of the Navy's East Coast squadrons of Vikings are...

Marine Harrier Jet Crashes in Arizona Associated Press June 16, 2005 YUMA, Ariz. - A Marine Harrier jet carrying four 500-pound bombs crashed Wednesday in a residential neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of 1,300 residences. There were no reports of injuries and the pilot ejected safely, authorities said. The jet was coming in for a landing at Marine Corps Air Station-Yuma when it crashed in the backyard of a home about a mile from the base, said Marine Cpl. Michael Nease. It was also carrying 300 rounds of 25-milimeter ammunition, he said. The Marines were investigating the accident but had not...

Just breaking: Harrier, probably Marine Corps, crashed in Yuma, AZ - possibly within the city.

3/25/2005 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFPN) -- An F-15 Eagle crashed at about 8:35 a.m. March 25 about 50 miles northeast of here. The pilot ejected safely and was flown back to the base. He and the aircraft are assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron. A board of officers will investigate the accident.

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AP) - An Air Force pilot ejected safely moments before his F-16 crashed Friday just short of the runway at Nellis Air Force Base. The pilot, who was not identified, was taken to Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital, where he was being evaluated and treated for minor scratches. Military officials said the pilot has been an instructor since December 2004 at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis. The pilot had logged 1,500 hours in the F-16, of which 30 hours came during combat, Capt. Steve Rolenc said. The roughly $20 million aircraft was assigned...

Friday, March 18, 2005 - An Air Force pilot was able to safely eject moments before his F-16 crashed just short of the runway at Nellis Air Force Base. The aircraft was assigned to the 16th Weapons Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School based at Nellis. The crash occurred about 8:34 a.m., military officials said in a statement. The pilot was taken to a hospital, where he was being evaluated and treated for minor scratches. Officials said a safety board has been formed to investigate the crash.

12/21/2004 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFPN) -- An Air Force F/A-22 Raptor crashed on takeoff here Dec. 20. The pilot ejected successfully and was taken to the base hospital for evaluation. The pilot and aircraft are assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron here.

Nellis pilot ejects safely before impact The charred wreckage of an F/A-22 Raptor aircraft lies at the end of a runway at Nellis Air Force Base, where it crashed Monday during takeoff. In the first reported crash of the military's next generation fighter jet, an F/A-22 Raptor slammed into the ground and exploded during takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base Monday afternoon. The pilot, whose name was not released, ejected safely moments before the crash. He was taken to Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital for evaluation. A Nellis spokeswoman said he was "up and walking around." A fire engine based at...

MilAir scanner sources indicate a new F22 Raptor has crashed at Nellis. Pilot was seen ejecting.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- A U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angel safely ejected from his F/A-18 Hornet near Perdido Key off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., at approxmimately 2:45 p.m. local time, Dec. 1. The aircraft, operating from Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., was flying a routine training mission and was approximately 10 miles from the base when the incident occurred. The pilot is in good condition and is still being evaluated. The name of the pilot is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The cause of the accident is currently under investigation. For related news, visit...

Part 1 Watching the Presidential debates of October 1st, and the subsequent reactions to them, has left me once again with the sad realization that there are many millions of people who prefer a man who says the wrong things well over one who says the right things badly – and in the case of the first debates we are talking about saying very, very stupid things well and intelligent things very, very badly. Now I don’t mean stupid in a bad way. I fully credit John Kerry with the intelligence needed to analyze, dissect, and evaluate a position and...

Story Number: NNS040827-01 Release Date: 8/27/2004 8:21:00 AM NORTH ISLAND, Calif. (NNS) -- An F/A-18C Hornet pilot from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 is in stable condition at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, after safely ejecting from his aircraft Aug. 26 at approximately 8:45 p.m. The Hornet, embarked aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), was on an approach to Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island. The pilot was unable to stop his aircraft and ended up just beyond the runway. The aircraft is now partially submerged near the runway in San Diego Harbor. The pilot was recovered by the San...

Two F-18 military jets collided in midair above the Columbia River in the Arlington area, scattering debris and causing a fiery explosion, according to witnesses and the Gilliam Co. Sheriff's Office. Witnesses said the military jets that collided looked like this Navy F-18 Hornet. Authorities said at least two people have been recovered at the scene and parachutes were also spotted, indicating that some crew members may have ejected. Witnesses said it appeared that at least one person was killed in the crash. Oregon State Police, detectives with the Gilliam Co. Sheriff’s Office and a rescue boat are on the...

By Peter Ciancone/Tribune-StarMay 19, 2004Members of Terre Haute's 181st Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, continued to search for clues Tuesday to help determine what caused a mid-air collision that killed one pilot and slightly injured another.Capt. John Puckett, spokesman for the 181st, said the unit controls the crash sites, one in Indiana near Oaktown in Knox County, and the other east of Russelville, Ill., pending the arrival of the aviation investigation board that will study the mishap.That board had been assembled, and is expected on-scene today, Puckett said.Until it arrives, Joint Forces Headquarters in Indianapolis asks the public to...

By James W. CrawleyUNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER March 30, 2004 NANCEE E. LEWIS / Union-TribuneAlfred Greenman (left) and Josh Rosenberg rescued two Navy aviators who had ejected from a crippled F-14D Tomcat fighter jet off the San Diego coast yesterday. Josh Rosenberg and Alfred Greenman hardly notice the jets that roar overhead while they help train sea lions off the San Diego coast. Not until about 11 a.m. yesterday, when a "loud bang" interrupted their work and plunged them into the rescue of two Navy aviators who had ejected from their crippled F-14D Tomcat fighter. Within minutes, the pair had fished...

Pilot ejects, breaks ankle; TVA says jet hit power lines SPRING CITY, Tenn. — A Navy F-18A fighter jet crashed near a rural highway yesterday, but the Navy was unsure if the pilot clipped power lines over a lake before he ejected and suffered a broken ankle. Lt. J.G. ''Ken'' Shade, commander of Naval Reserve Force Public Affairs in New Orleans, said the pilot, Navy Reserve Cdr. Kevin T. Hagnstad, broke an ankle when he ejected from the one-seat training jet that crashed near U.S. 27 about 10 a.m. CST. A Tennessee Valley Authority spokeswoman said high-voltage lines 75 feet...

<p>SPRING CITY, Tenn. — A Navy F-18 fighter jet (search) on a training mission crashed Monday, but the pilot ejected and was taken to a hospital with a broken ankle, authorities said.</p> <p>The one-seat plane, based at the Naval Air Station Atlanta (search), went down about 11 a.m. and hit some trees about 30 miles north of Chattanooga, the Navy said. No one on the ground was injured.</p>

The Sept. 14 crash of a USAF Thunderbirds demonstration team F-16 at the Gunfighter Skies 2003 airshow has been blamed on pilot error. The accident investigation board, headed by Col. Robert Beletic, released the results of its inquiry into the crash last Wednesday, determining that the pilot, Capt. Chris R. Stricklin, misjudged his altitude before beginning a Split-S maneuver after taking off as the last Thunderbird plane to launch during the team's planned airshow demonstration. It was the last event of the airshow. More than 35,000 people watched in horror as the plane slid into the ground and exploded just...

AVweb has confirmed that the image last Thursday posted to our Picture Of The Week section of Capt. Christopher Stricklin's Sept. 14, 2003, ejection from Thunderbirds jet number 6 -- roughly eight-tenths of a second before aircraft impact -- is in fact authentic. It was shot by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III, Still Photographer, U.S. Air Force, from the catwalk atop the tower at Mountain Home AFB, and was not officially released by the Air Force until last Friday afternoon. For the photographically inclined, Staff Sgt. Davis said he shot images with a Nikon DX1 camera using a...

Two military jets crashed in the Atlantic off Beaufort, S.C., Wednesday. The pilots were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and brought safely back to land, authorities said. The Coast Guard began searching after getting reports from vessels that saw flares about 8:40 a.m., said Lt. j.g. Will Whitehead of the Charleston Coast Guard Base. He said the F-18 fighters were based at the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station

9/19/2003 - HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Air Force investigators determined an F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed after at least one Spot-billed Duck was ingested into the engine, resulting in catastrophic engine failure, according to a report released Sept. 18. The May 29 crash happened off the end of the runway at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The mishap pilot was the wingman in a two-ship formation on a night-training mission at the time of the accident. The pilot and a Korean on the ground were slightly injured in the crash. According to the report, shortly after taking off,...

My friend was talking about video that shows the pilot waving to the crowd just minutes after the crash in Boise. Apparently the footage is really impressive. I have searched the heck out of the internet and I just cannot find any pics and vids. It is almost as if they have been pulled for a reason??? If you have any links, I would greatly appreciate it

The Thunderbirds are the main attraction at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base. Their 30-minute program was set to begin about ten minutes before 3:00 Sunday afternoon. That performance was cut drastically short because of tragedy just after takeoff. “He was doing a max climb with a Split-S Curve,” said Thunderbirds Commander Lt. Col. Richard McSpadden Before the fighter pilot of Thunderbird jet 6 could come out of the curve, he ejected from the cockpit, seconds before his F-16 hit the ground and erupted into flames. A shocked and silent crowd watched and waited....

Air Force Thunderbird Crashes At Idaho Air Show By Editorial Staff and Associated Press BOISE - Most of video cameras were focused on the first four Thunderbirds at the "Gunfighter Skies" air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base. But it was the last one that people here will never forget. An Air Force F-16C plowing into the ground before 85-thousand stunned spectators. The pilot maneuvered the jet into a dive and steered toward the crowd. Then seemed to suffer engine failure when he pilot tried to pull up, witnesses said. Will Hannold saw the devastation firsthand, "I...

<p>MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (AP) -- A jet in the Air Force's elite Thunderbirds flight unit crashed at an air show Sunday, but the pilot ejected with only minor injuries and no injuries on the ground were reported.</p> <p>About 85,000 spectators looked on as one of the six Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcons performing crashed during the "Gunfighter Skies 2003" air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, about 50 miles southeast of Boise.</p>

An F-16 Thunderbird went down at an airshow near Boise. Pilot ejected right before impact and is OK. Pretty dramatic video available, if anyone can find a link.

US F-16 fighter jet crashes From correspondents in Seoul September 9, 2003 A UNITED States airforce F-16C fighter jet crashed off South Korea's south-western coast today and the pilot aboard was missing, a US military spokesman said. The F-16C Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 35th Fighting Squadron based in the US airbase in Kunsan city crashed about 10:05 am (11:05 AEST), 90km south-west of the Kunsan airbase, the spokesman said. At the time of the incident, the plane was on a routine training sortie, he said. "The condition of the pilot was unknown at this time," he said, adding a...

The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea Sept. 8 — An American fighter jet crashed into the sea during a training flight in South Korea Tuesday, and its lone pilot ejected safely, the U.S Air Force said. The F16 belonging to the 35th Fighter Squadron was on a routine training mission in southern South Korea when it went down about 555 miles southwest of the Kunsan Air Base, the Air Force said in a news release. It said the cause of the crash was being investigated. The plane "went down over water" and the pilot "looks OK," said 1st Lt. Herb...

<p>HIGHER DENHAM, England -- As his fighter jet spun out of control off the coast of England, Robert Schwab grabbed the ejection handle and thought, "Oh, God. I hope it works."</p> <p>Then, he yanked. Instantly the Lt. Commander in the U.K. Royal Navy reserve, on a routine test flight, was rocketing upward at 80 feet per second. Within two seconds, he was jerked by the parachute that had shot from his seat, while his plane plunged to the sea far below. A few minutes later, the 45-year-old pilot, though a bit roughed up, was floating calmly on the same waves, in a rubber dinghy that had popped from his pack and inflated automatically.</p>