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Navy Identifies Pilot Presumed Dead After Midair Collision

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LEMOORE, Calif. (TheBlaze/AP) — A Navy fighter pilot presumed dead after two jets crashed in the far western Pacific Ocean has been identified.

The pilot was Lt. Nathan Poloski, a 26-year-old native of Lake Arrowhead, the Navy said Sunday.

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Poloski was the subject of a 36-hour search in the waters off the U.S. territory of Wake Island after two F/A-18C Hornets collided in midair Friday. The other pilot safely ejected, was rescued from the ocean …read more

Read more here:: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/09/14/navy-identifies-pilot-presumed-dead-after-midair-collision/

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