The Nation : 3 Die as Navy Jet Hits Car
A Navy bomber trailing flames crashed on takeoff, skidded across a country road and plowed into a station wagon, killing the woman driver and the plane’s two crew members. Debris from the flaming wreckage at the Oceana Naval Air Station at Virginia Beach, Va., was scattered over a wide area and Navy officials quickly cordoned off the A6-E Intruder crash site. Witnesses said the plane’s tail section was on fire when it went down. The cause of the crash was under investigation.
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