# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1)

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An F/A-18 out of MCAS Miramar crashed at Rimrock Lake, WA (about 85 miles SE of Seattle, according to Google Earth). The pilot ejected.

> **[Fighter jet crashes in Washington state, sparking wildfire](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fighter-jet-crash-washington-state-sparks-wildfire-pilot-survives/)**
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> A pilot survived after a fighter jet crashed into a mountain Saturday afternoon in Yakima County, Washington, sparking a wildfire, officials said.

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