Mid-air collision of two Hornets from Carrier Air Wing 17 ruled accident

The U.S. Navy has concluded that the mid-air collision between two F/A-18Cs from VFA-94 and VFA-113 on Sept. 12, 2014 was an accident.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Both jets crashed in the waters near Marshall Islands and one pilot died.