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F-14 Crashes in San Diego Bay

United Press International

An F-14 fighter jet crashed into San Diego Bay shortly after takeoff today from a Navy base. The two fliers ejected and were rescued.

The jet went down two to five miles from the runway at North Island Naval Air Station. The plane was being delivered to a fighter squadron at Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego.

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