Holy moly: This F-18 pilot slammed into a pine forest and calmly walked out a few minutes later

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Pretty sure I saw this scene in Top Gun: Maverick.

More from CBS News:

The F/A-18 Hornet aircraft slammed into a mountainside on June 13, in the area of Rimrock Lake, about 55 miles southeast of Seattle, sending a plume of black smoke into the air and igniting a wildfire.

The pilot assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, in Miramar, California, is seen with his face bloodied and appearing a little shaken up in the body camera footage released Friday by the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.

My favorite quote:

'That's an F-18,' he replies. โ€˜Well, that was an F-18.'

Hopefully someone bought him a beer before the U.S. government sent him the bill. ๐Ÿ˜‚


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