The State : F-14s Collide on Runway

A Navy F-14 Tomcat jet fighter landing at Alameda Naval Station crashed into another F-14 on a runway, veering off into the Oakland Estuary and 12 feet of water. The pilot and his radar officer were rescued from the water apparently unhurt. The crewmen, along with the two from the plane that was rear-ended, were examined at the air station clinic and released. Their names were not released. Alameda Naval Air Station spokesman Bill Valente said the F-14s involved in the crash were among three from Miramar Naval Air Station near San Diego. The first plane landed without incident. So did the second, only to be hit on the runway by the third F-14 on its way in. The third F-14 then veered into the estuary, Valente said.