A US Navy pilot has been rescued off the coast of Key West, Florida, and transported to a hospital in Miami after ejecting from an F-5N aircraft earlier in the day, Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West said on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 31st May, 2023) A US Navy pilot has been rescued off the coast of Key West, Florida, and transported to a hospital in Miami after ejecting from an F-5N aircraft earlier in the day, Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West said on Wednesday.
"We can confirm that a Navy pilot assigned to a Naval Air Station Key West-based Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 111 'Sun Downers' ejected from an F-5N aircraft approximately 25 miles from Boca Chica Field at approximately 9:20 a.m. today. A NAS Key West Search and Rescue crew launched an MH-60S helicopter and rescued the pilot, who is being transported to a Miami-area hospital for further evaluation," the air station said in a Facebook post.
The cause of the incident remains unknown and will be investigated, according to the post.
