US military identifies Marine Corps pilot killed in San Diego combat jet crash
by Associated Press from on (#6E7B0)
Maj Andrew Mettler - known as Simple Jack' - was a native of Georgia and a leader of the Fighting Bengals squadron
The US military has identified the Marine Corps pilot who was killed on Thursday when his combat jet crashed near a San Diego base during a training flight.
Maj Andrew Mettler was piloting an F/A-18D Hornet when it went down at 11.54pm on Thursday near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, the Second Marine Aircraft Wing said in a statement from its headquarters in Cherry Point, North Carolina. He was the only person on board.
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