Moment fighter jet pilot walks away from F-18 crash covered in blood

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published August 16, 2026 9:47am Updated August 16, 2026 9:47am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A bloodied Marine pilot was able to walk away from the scene after a fighter jet crashed into a remote mountainside in the US. New body camera footage shows the aftermath of the serious crash in Washington state in June, when an F-18 jet smashed into trees, sparking a wildfire. The multi-million-dollar McDonnell Douglas Hornet was destroyed in the crash near Rimrock Lake on June 13, while the pilot managed to eject himself before the smash. Police officers came across the pilot on a nearby road, who appeared shaken and covered in blood. The pilot had managed to eject himself