Off Key West, Navy pilot safely ejects after ditching jet in Straits of Florida

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 n…

A Navy pilot was rescued from the waters off Florida after ejecting from an F-5 aircraft

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Navy pilot was rescued from the water by helicopter Wednesday morning after ejecting from an F-5 aircraft taking off from Naval Air Station Key West in the Florida Keys, according to station officials. The pilot ejected 25 miles south of the station’s Boca Chica Field around 9:20 a.m.,

Navy pilot rescued from waters off Florida after ejecting from an F-5 aircraft

(CNN) — A Navy pilot was rescued from the water by helicopter Wednesday morning after ejecting from an F-5 aircraft taking off from Naval Air Station Key West in the Florida Keys, according to station officials. The pilot ejected 25 miles south of the station’s Boca Chica Field around 9:20 a.m., and search and rescue crews in an MH-60S helicopter rescued the pilot from the water within minutes, according to Kent Cummins, a principal authorizing …

Navy F-5N Goes Down off Key West, Prompting Helicopter Rescue

A Navy pilot had to eject from a training jet and was rescued from the ocean near Key West, Florida, on Wednesday, according to the service.

Navy pilot rescued after ejecting into water near Key West

The pilot, assigned to Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., ejected from his F-5N about 25 miles north of the air station’s Boca Chica Field at about 9:20 a.m., according to a Navy statement.

A Navy pilot was rescued from the waters off Florida after ejecting from an F-5 aircraft

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Navy pilot was rescued from the water by helicopter Wednesday morning after ejecting from an F-5 aircraft taking off from Naval Air Station Key West in the Florida Keys, according to station officials. The pilot ejected 25 miles south of the station’s Boca Chica Field around 9:20 a.m., and search and rescue crews in an MH-60S helicopter rescued the pilot from the water within minutes, according to Kent Cummins, a …