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Navy Recovers Mangled Fuselage Of Downed Jet

Crane Needed To Lift Wreckage From Waters

POSTED: 8:51 am PDT May 10, 2004
UPDATED: 9:08 am PDT May 10, 2004

The Navy has recovered the mangled fuselage of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet that crashed in March off the coast of San Diego.

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An unmanned submarine helped attached slings to the fuselage so a large crane could lift it 215 feet out of the water Saturday. The tail, engines and cockpit were recovered earlier.

The Tomcat, from Oceana Naval Air Station in Virgini a, crashed into the sea after it reportedly developed engine problems. The pilot ejected safely and was rescued by two Navy contract employees in a nearby boat.

Recovering the $62 million aircraft has been a priority for investigators trying to determine what caused the crash. Also, the Navy will be able to remove the plane's classified equipment.

The submersible located the wreckage last month.


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