Fallen Fighter Pilot Identified

The U.S. Navy has identified a fighter jet pilot killed in a training flight crash near Trona.

Lt. Richard Bullock was behind the controls of an F/A-18E Super Hornet that crashed during a routine training mission at around 2:30 p.m. June 3rd near the community of Trona in a remote area of the Mojave Desert.

Bullock was assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 based at Naval Air Station in Lemoore.

Posted by Jeff Lemucchi – Jun 6 06:32