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US pilot missing in Western Pacific following crash

The US Navy is continuing to search for a missing pilot, after two of its jets crashed into the western Pacific Ocean.A spokesman says the F/A-18C Hornets were operating off the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson when they came down.The navy says one pilot was rescued and is receiving medical attention aboard the ship.A search effort is underway to find the second.The two jets, which cost $57m US dollars each, have not been recovered.The crash occurred about 466 kilometers west of Wake Island, which is 3,700 kilometers west of Honolulu.