Navy Jet, Helicopter Crash in South China Sea

Navy helicopter, jet from USS Nimitz crash in South China Sea

A U.S. Navy helicopter and fighter jet operating from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed within 30 minutes of each other Sunday over the South China Sea, the Navy said. All five service members were rescued and are in stable condition. According to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, both aircraft — an MH-60R Sea Hawk and an F/A-18F Super Hornet — went down during routine operations and are now the subject of an investigation. “All personnel involved a…

2 U.S. Navy aircraft go down in South China Sea

Two U.S. Navy aircraft went down in separate incidents while conducting routine operations from an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea on Sunday.

Seahawk Helicopter and Fighter Jet Go Down Half an Hour Apart

Five crew members were rescued Sunday after a U.S. Navy helicopter and a fighter jet both went down in separate incidents in the South China sea. In both incidents, the aircraft were conducting routine operations from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz. All crew members involved are safe and in stable condition.

Two U.S. Navy Aircraft Down In The South China Sea—And Why It Matters

Within about half an hour on Sunday afternoon, two U.S. Navy aircraft went into the South China Sea and five sailors were pulled from the water alive. Shortly before 3 p.m. local time, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73, operating off the carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), crashed during routine flight […]

US warplane, helicopter crash in South China Sea during ‘routine ops’, says Navy

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 — Two US Navy aircraft crashed into the South China Sea in separate incidents yesterday, officials said, with no fatalities reported.The first crash involved...