United States Navy fighter jet crashed, killing 2 crew members

US, Mar 15 A United States Navy fighter jet crashed off the coast of Key West in Florida, killing two crew members. The F/A-18 Super Hornet was on way to land at the naval air station around 4:30 pm (local time), and collided with the water about a mile east of the runway. The pilot and weapons system officer ejected and were recovered, yet US Naval Air Forces reported late Wednesday night that both had died.

Their names are being withheld pending notice of next of kin. The cause of the crash is also under scrutiny. The aircraft team is based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Super Hornet is a twin-motor warrior fly that is larger than the single-situate F/A-18 Hornet.

The Navy said in a statement the pilot and weapons systems officer were recuperated from the water and declared dead after the two-seater jet crashed on its final approach to Naval Air Station Key West. The incident is under investigation, it said.

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement posted on Twitter early Thursday: "Please join me with your contemplations and prayers for the two pilots, their families.