DATE: Monday, September 15, 1997 TAG: 9709150080 SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A10 EDITION: FINAL DATELINE: MANAMA LENGTH: 23 lines
A U.S. Navy jet crashed Sunday in Oman during a routine training exercise, killing the pilot, a U.S. Navy official said.
The pilot's identity was being withheld pending notification of his family. Officials were investigating.
The F/A-18 Hornet crashed about 75 miles northeast of the southern Omani port of Raysut, an official with the Bahrain-based U.S. Navy's Central Command said on condition of anonymity.
The aircraft was located after a search by U.S. and Omani forces. The pilot's body was returned to the carrier.
The U.S. aircraft was assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 15, based in Jacksonville, Fla., and operated from the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy.
The carrier's homeport is Mayport, Fla. KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT PLANE MILITARY PLANE F/A-18 HORNET
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