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Two US Navy Aircraft Crash in South China Sea, All Crew Safe
- On October 26, 2025, the USS Nimitz lost an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet in separate South China Sea incidents within 30 minutes.
- Against a backdrop of recent carrier mishaps, the USS Nimitz, returning to Naval Base Kitsap, on its final deployment, had an MH-60R Sea Hawk and an F/A-18F Super Hornet lost within 30 minutes.
- Navy officials reported that three MH-60R crew members were rescued and two F/A-18F aviators ejected and recovered; the helicopter went down at about 2:45 p.m. and the jet at about 3:15 p.m. local time.
- President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that the incidents could have been caused by `bad fuel` and there was `nothing to hide`, calling the events `very unusual` with no sailor deaths.
- This marks the fourth F/A-18 lost this year and each jet costs about $60 million, while investigations remain pending and findings are unreleased.
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