Two US Navy F/A-18s have crashed into the Atlantic Ocean and their pilots are being flown to the hospital, according to the Virginian-Pilot citing the US Coast Guard.
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The two planes crashed off the coast of North Carolina.
US Coast Guard Petty Officer Fagal Niffin told the Virginian-Pilot that four people had been recovered from the crash and were being airlifted to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Currently, the extent of the pilots' injuries are unknown.
A Navy official has told ABC News that the pilots ejected safely from their planes. However, the cause of the crash is under investigation and the Coast Guard is searching for the aircraft.
F/A-18s are used by both the Marine Corps and the US Navy as fighter and attack aircraft.
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