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Fighter jet crashes in western Virginia

DEERFIELD, Va. — A U.S. Defense Department official said an F-15 fighter jet crashed in Augusta County, Virginia Wednesday morning. 

The smoke from the crash site could be seen Wednesday morning in western Virginia.

Witnesses told emergency dispatchers they heard a loud noise at about 9 a.m. A crash site on the side of a mountain was soon located.

Augusta County is close to Pocahontas County, West Virginia.





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