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A fighter jet crashed in San Diego Wednesday ... and, video captured the plane coming down to the earth in a shocking freefall.

Check out the viral video of a two-seat EA-18G Growler plummeting out of the sky ... appearing in a flash before disappearing behind some buildings ... and, authorities say the ship crashed into the ocean.

According to San Diego Fire-Rescue, the two pilots in the small craft ejected before it hit the San Diego Bay ... and, the Coast Guard says a fishing vessel rescued them shortly after the incident.

The OceanGate submersible imploded nearly two years ago ... and, Coast Guard investigators released the horrifying NOAA audio of the Titan craft collapsing in on itself

You have to listen to the 20-second-long audio for yourself ... it begins with static -- before a loud burst of activity is heard, followed by equally loud reverb. The U.S. Coast Guard’s Titan Marine Board of Investigation says this is the sound of the Titan imploding.

The clip, recorded by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration device about 900 miles away from the incident, then fades back to static ... the aftermath of the devastating implosion that killed five people.

Vince Neil's private jet was involved in a deadly crash at an Arizona airport ... but the Mötley Crüe frontman was not on the plane. However, his girlfriend, who was traveling on the jet, survived ... TMZ has learned.

Allen Kovac, Mötley Crüe's manager, tells TMZ … Vince is safe and confirms he was NOT on the plane.

Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... Vince's girlfriend, Rain, and her friend, Ashley were on the plane and are in the hospital. We're told Rain broke 5 ribs, and the dogs the women were traveling with survived the tragic incident as well.

The pilot has tragically been killed, the band says in a statement.

Heather Genusa lost her fiance in the New Orleans terror attack and now she's a guest of honor at the Super Bowl ... telling us she feels him with her to this day.

We got Heather at the Off The Field NFL Wives Organization fashion show Friday at Canal Place and she told our photog the Super Bowl coming down is lifting her spirits.

Heather's fiancé, Brandon Taylor, was one of 14 people who died on Bourbon Street in the terrorist attack on New Year's Day in NOLA.

The aftermath of Nautica Malone's tragic suicide -- after he exposed himself at a drive-thru window in Arizona -- was captured on police body cam video, and it partly shows an officer checking his vitals for any sign of life.

Tempe PD released the body cam footage to TMZ ... which offers a deep look into the police investigation after Malone shot himself in the head on January 11.

The video opens as cops arrive at the scene, where Malone's Dodge Charger is parked in a Goodyear, AZ, lot ... with one of the officers looking through the shattered driver's side window at what appears to be Nautica's body slumped in the seat.

It may be awards season, but it's members of the Los Angeles Fire Department stealing the show lately ... and Hollywood's brightest stars don't appear to mind sharing the spotlight one bit.

The 2025 AFI Awards finally took place Thursday afternoon, almost a month after they were postponed due to the various wildfires that plagued Los Angeles in January. So, along with the star-studded guest list -- including Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jesse Eisenberg, and Zoe Saldana, among others -- a very special honoree was included in the festivities at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons.

L.A. firefighter Tim Larson, who battled the blaze in Pacific Palisades, attended the celebration alongside Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos ... and reportedly received a standing ovation from the room full of stars.

Ben Stiller is setting the record straight about his humanitarian trip to Ukraine ... denying he ever received any payment from USAID to visit the war-torn country.

Elon Musk pushed out a purported E! News video on X yesterday, which alleged a number of celebrities -- including Stiller, Angelina Jolie, Orlando Bloom and Sean Penn -- were sent to Ukraine, paid for with American taxpayers' money. The video has been proven fake.

But the fake video picked up steam on social media thanks to countless retweets from Trump supporters, including Donald Trump Jr. and Scott Baio

A mass shooting in Sweden ended with at least 10 people murdered Tuesday ... and new video has surfaced capturing the terrifying moments a witness hiding in a bathroom heard the gunman firing his weapon as he closed in.

Hashem Shams shot the footage with his phone as he sat on a toilet in the cramped restroom at a Risbergska adult education center in Oreba, a city about 100 miles west of the Swedish capital, Stockholm.

Check it out ... Shams -- a student at the school -- looks totally freaked out as he listens to the "pop, pop, pop" of Rickard Andersson's gun.

Yet another scary plane incident has left travelers rattled in the U.S. ... this time, 2 jets collided with each other on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

A Delta spokesperson tells TMZ ... Wednesday morning, Delta Flight 1921 from Vancouver touched down for a layover and collided with a taxiing Japan Airlines plane.

According to the rep, the Delta plane -- a Boeing 737 carrying 142 customers on board -- was in the middle of de-icing when it made contact with the other airplane's wing tip.

For Don Lemon, the most interesting part of the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni beef is Justin's defamation lawsuit against the New York Times ... and he hopes it sparks change.

We got Don in NYC and our photog asked him about the story that's all the rage in Hollywood ... Blake vs. Baldoni.

Don tells us his East Coast bias kept him from giving the "It Ends With Us" drama much thought until he got to Hollywood ... but he says the part that's really fascinating is Justin's defamation claim against The Gray Lady.

8:28 AM PT -- Bruce Reginald Foster III, the suspect wanted for killing one person and injuring five in a shooting at an Ohio warehouse Tuesday night, has been arrested, according to the New Albany Police Dept. Police said Foster was apprehended when officers executed a search warrant at a Columbus residence. No further details were released.

Cops have launched a massive manhunt for a mass shooter who they say fatally gunned down one person and wounded five others in Ohio.

New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones announced Wednesday morning investigators identified a person of interest -- Bruce Reginald Foster III -- and publicly released his mug shot as they scour the earth trying to find him.

At a press conference, Jones said Foster -- whose motive was unknown -- apparently targeted a large warehouse in New Albany, where a company, KDC/One, manufactures beauty products.

Andy Beyer is mourning the loss of his wife Justyna and daughter Brielle following the tragic aircraft catastrophe in Washington, D.C. last week ... and revealing the harrowing moment he learned the truth about their demise.

The grieving husband and father appeared on CNN Monday evening, where he couldn't hide his heartbreak while recounting to host Kaitlan Collins how he realized his loved ones were no longer alive.

Andy said he and his son were awaiting Justyna and Brielle's return from Wichita, Kansas, where Brielle had participated in the National Development Camp for U.S. Figure Skating.

U.S. Figure Skating is sharing a glimpse of the immense talent lost in last week's tragic Washington, D.C. plane crash.

Less than a week after 28 athletes, coaches and loved ones perished in the aircraft collision above the Potomac River, the American skating world's governing body has paid tribute to them all, publishing footage of some of the rising star skaters' best routines.

Watch the video ... set to a somber music score, U.S. Figure Skating shows several clips from the sport's promising talent ... including Cory Haynos, who notably landed a triple axel at the U.S. National Development Camp in Wichita, Kansas ... hours before he boarded Flight 5342. He was only 16.

11:17 AM PT -- In a Saturday press conference, Philadelphia officials said it might take days to know the total death toll from the crash ... specifically how many were killed on the ground. So far, one ground fatality has been confirmed.

All six people aboard a medical ambulance plane that crashed shortly after takeoff Friday in Philadelphia were killed ... a grim confirmation from Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, who says aboard were all nationals.

In a statement posted to X ...  translated to English, Pardo said, "I regret the death of six Mexicans in the plane crash in Philadelphia, United States. The consular authorities are in permanent contact with the families; I have asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support them in whatever way is required. My solidarity with their loved ones and friends."

The final moments before a medical ambulance plane crashed in Philadelphia Friday night were captured on an air traffic control tower audio ... and it's bone-chilling.

First obtained by Fox News Digital, the frantic audio from Northeast Philadelphia Airport reveals the instant operators realized something catastrophic occurred shortly after the plane took off.

While one operator makes desperate pleas for the Learjet 55 medical ambulance to respond ... another asks "What's going on down there?" A beat later, the first operator responds, "We have a lost aircraft. We’re not exactly sure what happened." He adds, "The field is going to be closed so no inbounds-outbounds."

Los Angeles police got into a harrowing shootout late last year at a motel with a man who was completely naked for a short time ... and video of the insane incident was just released by authorities.

The terrifying shootout took place the evening of Dec, 29 at the Vantage Point Inn, a Woodland Hills motel ... that all started as a report of man going ballistic and harassing guests.