Hornet Down: Marine Jet Crashes in Washington Mountains https://migflug.com/jetflights/marine-fa-18d-crash-rimrock-lake-washington-vmfa-323-june-2026 The Death Rattlers lost a jet on Saturday. A Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet from VMFA-323 slammed into terrain near Rimrock Lake in Washington’s Cascade Mountains around noon on June 13, igniting a wildfire and sending a column of smoke visible for miles across Yakima County. The pilot ejected safely and walked away with minor injuries — which, given the alternative, counts as a very good day at the office. The crash happened along Visual Route 1355, one of the military’s most demanding low-level training corridors winding through the Cascades east of Mount Rainier. It is the same route where a Navy EA-18G Growler from VAQ-130 crashed in October 2024, killing both crew members — Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans and Lt. Serena Wileman. Two jets lost on the same mountain route in less than two years. Surely this can be blamed on hegseth somehow.
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