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Oct 30, 2007 5:15 pm US/Eastern

Navy Mistakenly Drops Dummy Bomb In Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (CBS) ― The Navy said a small, inert training bomb fell Tuesday from an fighter jet that was heading to Oceana Naval Air Station. No one was hurt.

The Navy said the bomb landed near a warehouse in the resort city of Virginia Beach. Minimal damage was reported.

The F/A-18C Hornet was returning to Oceana following a training mission at the Navy's bombing range in Dare County, N.C., when it dropped the bomb. The jet landed safely.

Naval authorities were investigating.


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