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Navy fighter jet crashes during routine training mission

By David Wilkes
Published August 2, 2016 7:45pm ET
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Navy fighter jet crashes during routine training mission
The pilot of the aircraft ejected and was transported to Banner Churchill Regional Medical Center in Fallon, Nev. (AP Photo) | Hasan Jamali

A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet crashed Tuesday morning during a routine training mission 10 miles southeast of Naval Air Station Fallon in western Nevada, Navy officials confirm.

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