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U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by Kaliningrad(op): 9:36am On Aug 21, 2025

Pilot rescued after U.S. fighter jet crashes off coast of Virginia

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A 🇺🇸 U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornet fighter jet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia on Wednesday ( August 20 ) during a routine training flight, CBS News reported.

The pilot of the fighter jet, from the 83rd Strike Fighter Squadron (3-VF) based at Oceana Air Force Base in Virginia Beach, ejected before the crash and was rescued from the water by Coast Guard search and rescue teams at approximately 11:21 a.m.

The wreckage of the fighter jet remains in the water, and an investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the crash.

This incident is the sixth loss of US Navy F-18 fighters in the past 10 months.

Earlier in October 2024, two pilots were killed in an EA-18G Growler fighter jet crash near Mount Rainier in Washington state.

Also in April and May 2025, two more F-18 fighters crashed in the Red Sea from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.

The production cost of each F-18 Super Hornet fighter jet is estimated at around $67 million.

CBS News

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Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by Kaliningrad(op): 9:36am On Aug 21, 2025

🇺🇸 United States Of Americrash ✈️ ⚰️

🇺🇸 United States Of Americrash ✈️ ⚰️

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Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by jmoore(m): 10:02am On Aug 21, 2025

Stop spamming the forum.

All these Russian bots.

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Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by Kindness218: 12:27pm On Aug 21, 2025

This plane crashes is becoming too much. Those guys need serious prayers

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Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by Landmaq: 12:27pm On Aug 21, 2025

Something is wrong with us technology and the USA as a country

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by ebics: 12:28pm On Aug 21, 2025

You Sounds happy all the time upon hearing plane crash news. Is there any Gain ?

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by MadamExcellency: 12:29pm On Aug 21, 2025

DEI pilots everywhere. Never heard of Israeli versions crashing at this rate.

Instead of merit-based scrutiny and intense training, the Democrats decided to go with inclusivity instead of expertise. They are reaping what they sowed.

Nigeria should learn and avoid the quota system where expertise is needed for the best results.

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Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by Chetas81(m): 12:30pm On Aug 21, 2025

Kindness218:
This plane crashes is becoming too much. Those guys need serious prayers

they live on idea and research, your we're programme to live under prayer

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Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by ufotunang: 12:33pm On Aug 21, 2025

Landmaq:
Something is wrong with us technology and the USA as a country

.since when trump resumed office this is when all this frequent crashes had been happening

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by MightySparrow: 12:33pm On Aug 21, 2025

One month, one crash.

Thump up; Trump the trumpeter

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by MadamExcellency: 12:35pm On Aug 21, 2025

Landmaq:
Something is wrong with us technology and the USA as a country

The problem is not US technology. It's the operators. DEI operatives. Israelis are using the same technology and no incidents of malfunction, accidents or crash landing

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by AngelicBeing: 12:35pm On Aug 21, 2025

Kaliningrad:
🇺🇸 United States Of Americrash ✈️ ⚰️

🇺🇸 United States Of Americrash ✈️ ⚰️

You no dey taya for America news, like seriously, wetin America do you sad

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Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by olaolaking: 12:35pm On Aug 21, 2025

Na incompetent fhulani caused by quota system. That's what my people will call it.

It can not happen in a sane land
Only in Nigeria
- Ipob groups

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by richeeyo(m): 12:42pm On Aug 21, 2025

People from a country that operates jets from 1970s
Are telling people that manufacture and fly the best jet in the world, somthing is wrong

This same jet has once flown with one wing completely blown off,pilots net knew cus it flew well
Don't argue the video is online

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by blingxx(m): 12:56pm On Aug 21, 2025

Na only inside film American planes no Dey crash ..make I go watch topgun marverick again grin

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by Lovenorth: 1:03pm On Aug 21, 2025

US is crashing more aircraft than they build, one day there would be no aircraft to fly in the country

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by slimthugchimee2(m): 1:25pm On Aug 21, 2025

MadamExcellency:
The problem is not US technology. It's the operators. DEI operatives. Israelis are using the same technology and no incidents of malfunction, accidents or crash landing

But trump removed DEI soo huh

By the way, these crashes are nothing new
The only reason you think they are new is because the OP has a bias against US and is outrightly looking for those crashes to post them

And yes Israel aircrafts also crashes, if they have someone dedicated to only posting bad news about them like the OP does with US, you'll think the same too

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by Eniolohunda: 1:35pm On Aug 21, 2025

Unfortunately, people wey dey US never see this story, na the people wey dey naija put am for head. Na US una dey monitor?

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by Tolupage(m): 1:53pm On Aug 21, 2025

blingxx:
Na only inside film American planes no Dey crash ..make I go watch topgun marverick again

Lolz

Top gun was shot out of the sky at least twice

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by Tolupage(m): 1:56pm On Aug 21, 2025

slimthugchimee2:
But trump removed DEI soo

By the way, these crashes are nothing new
The only reason you think they are new is because the OP has a bias against US and is outrightly looking for those crashes to post them

And yes Israel aircrafts also crashes, if they have someone dedicated to only posting bad news about them like the OP does with US, you'll think the same too

You're right OP seems to be scouring the internet for bad news about USA, nevertheless DEI employees were not completely removed, but recruitment using DEI was stopped

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by zoghys: 2:15pm On Aug 21, 2025

Landmaq:
Something is wrong with us technology and the USA as a country

When the head is rotten, all other body parts suffers.

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by grandsuccess: 4:18pm On Aug 21, 2025

SOMEBODY IS SABOTAGING THOSE PLANES.

That somebody is a foreigner - US citizen.

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by geunik(m): 4:21pm On Aug 21, 2025

Is like USA is testing a new technology. And using the Elon musk way, no time to do tactical analysis. Just launch, if it fails learn from it. Redesign and launch again

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by merits(m): 6:45pm On Aug 21, 2025

US flying coffins. Forty more characters to type.

Re: U.S F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes In Virginia - 6th Crash In Past 10 Months (Photos) by Aeman(m): 5:45pm On Aug 27, 2025

For me I believe the f-18 and the f-35 are still in their testing stages that's the reason for this crashes if not it wouldn't be happening often.

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