A Hawker Hunter fighter aircraft from the us air force has crashed into the sea at Honolulu on Wednesday afternoon local time, informs the news agency AP.
the Aircraft crashed immediately after take-off from the airport in Honolulu. The plane went down about 5,6 kilometers from the runway.
It succeeded to the pilot to shoot it out with the ejector seat.
In this photo taken in waters off Honolulu, you can see the pilot of a downed military aircraft just after ejecting. Courtesy: Nedra Muir-Lowery. Details here: https://t.co/ltGLiSMEr1 pic.twitter.com/OyVgBJPh95
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His condition is described as serious but stable.
the AP reports that the pilot is a 47-year-old man, who shortly after the crash and were picked up by a local boat. He is now hospitalized.
the Pilot, who has not been identified in detail, participated in a large-scale military exercise, in which 800 people and 30 aircraft participating.
The crashed aircraft are now in the sea of Sand Island. The Hawker Hunter fighter aircraft developed in the Uk in the 1940-ies and 50-ies.
#BREAKING: Video just into our newsroom shows the pilot of a crashed military aircraft, still in the water and attached to his parachute, in the moments after the crash. https://t.co/ltGLiSMEr1 pic.twitter.com/eFAdJHNx0C
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