An investigation was underway Friday into the death of a Miramar-based Marine in the crash of an F/A-18C Hornet near Twentynine Palms.
The fighter jet crashed near the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in the Mojave Desert around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a statement from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
The name of the pilot killed in the crash was not immediately available.
Military officials said the cause of the fatal crash is under investigation.
— City News Service
