SEATTLE, WA — A U.S. Marine Corps pilot safely ejected after an F/A-18 Hornet crashed during a training mission southeast of Seattle on Saturday.
According to the Marine Corps, the aircraft was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The crash occurred at approximately noon Pacific Daylight Time on June 13 while the aircraft was conducting routine training about 55 miles southeast of Seattle.
The pilot ejected safely and was recovered by the local sheriff’s department. No injuries were reported…