A US Navy F-18 jet has crashed shortly after take off in a residential area near Virginia Beach, Virginia.
A navy spokesman told the BBC that the plane went down just before 12:08 (16:08 GMT) and two crew members ejected safely.
The plane hit an apartment building, with photos showing flames and black smoke rising from behind houses.
Both pilots and four other people, including a firefighter, are being treated for injuries.
One person has already been released from Virginia Beach hospital, and there have been no reports of fatalities.
The cause of the crash is not yet known.
Pentagon spokesman George Little used Twitter to say Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was being kept informed: "#SecDef is closely monitoring F-18 crash in Virginia Beach; concerned about potential loss of life and injuries."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17640618
One of our aircraft is missing...
One of our aircraft is missing...
found it...
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: One of our aircraft is missing...
I was perusing the 'net and already there are those who blame this tragedy on President Obama. 
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato