미 F-18 전투기 추락, 한국인 가족 참사
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Good morning. Wintry 겨울의 wallop 힘, 강타. Several powerful storms bringing heavy snow, rain and the threat of tornados across much of the nation today. Up to a foot of snow expected in some places. Hell on earth. The military jet crashes 충돌하다, 추락하다 into a residential neighborhood in San Diego. A young boy, his mother and grand mother all killed. The second boy from the same family still missing as investigators 수사관 try to figure out what went wrong.
And Jay’s not walking. Jay Leno expected to announce he’s staying with NBC, moving up to prime time 5 nights a week. It’s a decision that will change the face of network television today, Tuesday, December 9, 2008. From NBC News, this is TODAY with Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira, live from the studio 1A in
미 F-18 전투기 추락, 한국인 가족 참사
Down the coast from LA, tragedy 비극 today in a residential neighborhood of San Diego. A fighter jet crashed while on a training mission. The pilot ejected 긴급 탈출하다 safely, but there are fatalities 사망자. Sandra Hughes has the latest. The F-18 Hornet exploded 폭발하다 into flames in residential area near school and busy freeway. At least, two people were killed on the ground. “There might have been a grandmother and a mother and two children at home. But we….we only have two confirmed right now.”
Neighbors were rushed out of homes as the fire grew. “I just heard the big explosion. And then just flames going all over the place.” Witnesses turned to the skies when they heard the jet was in trouble. Military officials blame a mechanical malfunction 고장. “I heard the….I saw the pilot eject and the aircraft go down. My next move was to find the pilot.” Who had been trying to land at Miramar Marine air station 비행장 just two miles away. “I found him and he came down into a tree in residential area.”
The pilot was taken to a nearby hospital. The F-18 Hornet has long been the workhorse 견고한 기계 of the navy and marines since its design in the 1970’s. However, all F-18 models were recently grounded <비행기를> 이륙시키지 않다 after cracks 갈라진 금 were found on a hinge 관절, 경첩 in the aircraft. Only a small number were found to have similar cracks, the rest returned to the air. The pilot in this crash was just returning from a training mission on an aircraft carrier in the pacific. Sandra Hughes, CBS News,