F/A-18 pilot killed in collision identified

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F/A-18 pilot killed in collision identified
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Jun 15, 2008 14:38:32 EDT

FALLON, Nev. — A Navy pilot killed when two fighter jets collided over Nevada has been identified.

Lt. Jeremy S. Wise of Virginia Beach, Va., died following the collision during a routine training mission Friday between his F/A-18C Hornet and an F-5 Tiger aircraft, the Navy said.

The 28-year-old Wise, a four-year veteran of the Navy, was based at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach.

Two pilots in the other jet parachuted to safety and were rescued about 50 miles east of Fallon Naval Air Station, where both jets had taken off.

Those pilots, whose names were not released, were released Friday after treatment for minor injuries at a Fallon hospital.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/06/ap_wise_identified_061508/