DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.—A Navy jet fighter crashed in Death Valley National Park and the pilot ejected and was treated for minor injuries, authorities said Tuesday. The F/A-18F Super Hornet went down at about 3 p.m. Monday. It was assigned to nearby Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9, based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, a Navy statement said. The crash was in a remote southern area of the park in California’s Mojave Desert near the Nevada border and nobody on the ground was hurt. The pilot was treated at a hospital in Las Vegas and released, the Navy said. The crash was under investigation. On July 31, 2019, another Navy Super Hornet crashed in Death Valley National Park during a routine training mission, killing the pilot and slightly injuring seven park visitors who were struck by debris. They had gathered at a scenic overlook about 160 …
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