A U.S. Navy F-14 fighter jet crashed in the Mediterranean Sea as it took off from the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy on Saturday, killing one of the two crew members on the aircraft, the Navy said.
The jet crashed immediately after it was launched, but both aviators ejected before it splashed into the sea, according to the Navy. A search and rescue team recovered both fliers, but one was pronounced dead and the other was in stable condition.
According to Reuters, the ship was conducting routine flight training operations over 70 kms south of Crete when the accident occurred at about 7 a.m. EST.
The Kennedy was en route to the Northern Arabian Sea to relieve the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in support of American military operations in Afghanistan. (Albawaba.com)
