2 killed when Navy jet crashes off Key West

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An F/A-18 Super Hornet on the USS George H. W. Bush.
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Two crew members were killed on Wednesday when a Navy fighter jet crashed off the coast of Key West.

The Navy said that the F/A-18 Super Hornet was preparing to land at the naval air station Wednesday afternoon when it crashed into the water. Both the pilot and weapons system officer ejected and were recovered, but later died. The Navy, which is investigating the cause of the crash, has not released the names of the crew members.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.