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F-18 Hits San Diego Neighborhood

Frightening

Pilot ejects, but three on ground are killed.

Dramatic pictures are emerging from San Diego, where an F-18 supersonic military jet crashed into homes this afternoon after its engines failed. San Diego police said the pilot managed to eject before the crash, which occurred just before noon Pacific time, but that three people were killed on the ground. Several homes were on fire—and one appeared to be completely destroyed—in the University Hills section of the city, which is about two miles from the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station.

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