Navy identifies aviators killed in jet crash off Key West

Published March 16, 2018 3:39am ET



Naval officers Lt. Cmdr. James Brice Johnson and Lt. Caleb Nathaniel King were identified by the U.S. Navy on Thursday as the aviators who were killed after their F/A-18 Super Hornet jet crashed on Wednesday.

The crash occurred off the coast of Key West, Fla., and the two were taken to Lower Keys Medical Center before the Navy confirmed they had died.

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