Three killed as US fighter jet smashes into homes

A US fighter jet returning to a Marine base made famous by the film Top Gun crashed in flames, killing three people on the ground, leaving one missing and destroying two homes.

Three killed as US fighter jet smashes into homes

A US fighter jet returning to a Marine base made famous by the film Top Gun crashed in flames, killing three people on the ground, leaving one missing and destroying two homes.

The pilot of the F-18 Hornet ejected safely just before the crash yesterday at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. Explosions rocked the middle-class University City neighbourhood of San Diego, sending flames and plumes of smoke skyward.

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