US Marines Harrier crashes into houses in California

[kiwithrottlejockey]

• Marine aircraft crashes in Imperial Valley, strikes structures

(Los Angeles Times - 6:25PM PST, June 04, 2014)


It's interesting that they (the US marines/navy/military) use the term "civilian structures" to describe the buildings the Harrier crashed into.

By way of comparison, The New Zealand Herald describes homes on fire following the crash instead of using the term "civilian structures" which the US military are hiding behind.

[baronbeeza]

Lance Corporal Christopher Johns, a Marine spokesman, says the jet was a Harrier from Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona, but he has no further details.

Oooops.
I have to wonder how long his new role as 'spokesman' is going to last. Hopefully he was smart enough to give the media a false name.

[kiwithrottlejockey]

• No injuries in crash of military jet into homes in Imperial County

(Los Angeles Times - 8:06PM PST, June 04, 2015)