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CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : LEMOORE NAVAL AIR STATION : Navy Pilot Ejects From Crippled Jet

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

A Navy instructor pilot parachuted to safety just before his jet crashed into the Mojave Desert near China Lake, authorities said Friday. Lt. John McClaran bailed out of the AE-7 Corsair attack bomber when it malfunctioned during a training mission Thursday. He was picked up by a rescue helicopter from the China Lake Naval Weapons Center and flown to Lone Pine Medical Center.

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