Harrier Jet Crashes into California Neighborhood

Pia Bergqvist

Thursday, June 05, 2014 at 08:10 PM ET

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AV-8B Harrier [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force/Lance Corporal Graham J. Benson]

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A Marine AV-8B Harrier jet crashed into a residential neighborhood in Imperial, California, resulting in significant property damage to three homes and the evacuation of eight families, although the pilot ejected safely and no one on the ground was injured.
This is the third Harrier jet from the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma to crash in the past two years, with each aircraft valued around $30 million.
Separately, a Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet also crashed last night off the Southern California coast, with its pilot safely recovered.

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An AV-8B Harrier jet from the Third Marine Aircraft Wing based at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma crashed yesterday afternoon into a neighborhood in Imperial, California.

According to a press release issued by the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, the pilot ejected safely prior to the crash and no one on the ground was hurt. There was, however, major property damage to three homes, and eight families had to be evacuated as a result of the post-crash fire.