Navy Pilot Rescued After Ejecting From F-5 Jet Off Florida Coast
A Navy pilot was rescued from the waters off Florida’s coast on Wednesday after he ejected from an F-5 aircraft.
Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West confirmed that the pilot ejected from a Northrop F-5 Tiger II(F-5N) at about 9:20 a.m., about 25 miles from Boca Chica Field.
Search and rescue crews from NAS Key West traveled in an MH-60S helicopter and rescued the pilot. He was later transported to a Miami-area hospital for further evaluation, the naval air station said.
The pilot was assigned to a Navy Reserve squadron called the Fighter Squadron Composite 111, known as the “Sun Downers,” based at the Naval Air Station Key West….