Fighter Jet Makes Emergency Landing

Jet lands at MCAS Miramar

A Navy FA-18 fighter jet made an emergency landing Tuesday night at MCAS Miramar

The jet was on its way to the base from USS Nimitz around 9 p.m., when it was apparently ran low on fuel.  A spokesperson from MCAS Miramar said the jet landed safely without incident. 

The FA-18 aircraft is the same type that crashed in University City a few months ago killing four people on the ground.

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