Oh man — a Navy F-18 fighter jet crashed and exploded into a Virginia Beach apartment complex this afternoon, the pilots of which ejected safely from the plane, according to reports. No word as of yet in regards to injuries on the ground or what caused the pilots to abandon the plane.
As is usually the case these days, citizen journalists were the first to report the crash via Twitter, like the photo above.
And this one…
And this one…
We’ll keep our fingers crossed that no lives will be lost as a result of this accident. Y’all be safe out there.
(HT: Daily Beast)