Navy Jet Crashes in Jacksonville, Fla.
By the Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A Navy jet crashed into a park near Jacksonville Naval Air Station on Wednesday, but there was no immediate word on the crew's fate.
The S-3 Viking went down about noon in Westside Regional Park. It crashed as it was coming in to land, and ended up across a highway from the landing strip, said Bill Dougherty, a Navy spokesman.
The Navy said two parachutes were seen before the crash and a search was being conducted for the crew. The S-3 Viking is a carrier-based jet that can carry a crew of four. It was not clear how many people were aboard or if anyone on the ground was injured.
The jet was part of Sea Control Squadron 32, also known as the Maulers, at Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
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The irony of this is I served for 3.5 years in VS-32 from 1976-1980
