Navy E-2 Hawkeye crashes in Virginia
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wrote on 2 Sept 2020, 15:33 last edited by
I believe I saw this airplane, over my house, shortly before the crash.
I see E-2C Hawkeyes flying over here from time to time, the navy uses this airspace for training flights. This plane is very easy to identify
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https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/08/31/navy-e-2-hawkeye-crashes-in-virginia/
Navy E-2 Hawkeye crashes in Virginia
An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft crashed Monday afternoon in Virginia, according to the Navy.
The Hawkeye was conducting a training flight at 4:05 p.m. when it crashed near Wallops Island, northeast of Norfolk, said Naval Air Force Atlantic spokeswoman Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg in a statement.
Both pilots and two crewmembers bailed out of the aircraft safely and sustained “no major injuries,” Cragg said.
They bailed out via the main cabin door and were already wearing parachutes, which is required when they board the aircraft, she said.
Initial reports also did not indicate that any personnel on the ground were injured, nor were any structures damaged in the crash, she said.
Assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron 120 out of Naval Station Norfolk, the aircraft was conducting a training flight at the time of the crash, Cragg said.
VAW 120 is a fleet replacement squadron that trains pilots, naval flight officers and naval aircrewmen.
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I believe I saw this airplane, over my house, shortly before the crash.
I see E-2C Hawkeyes flying over here from time to time, the navy uses this airspace for training flights. This plane is very easy to identify
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/08/31/navy-e-2-hawkeye-crashes-in-virginia/
Navy E-2 Hawkeye crashes in Virginia
An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft crashed Monday afternoon in Virginia, according to the Navy.
The Hawkeye was conducting a training flight at 4:05 p.m. when it crashed near Wallops Island, northeast of Norfolk, said Naval Air Force Atlantic spokeswoman Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg in a statement.
Both pilots and two crewmembers bailed out of the aircraft safely and sustained “no major injuries,” Cragg said.
They bailed out via the main cabin door and were already wearing parachutes, which is required when they board the aircraft, she said.
Initial reports also did not indicate that any personnel on the ground were injured, nor were any structures damaged in the crash, she said.
Assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron 120 out of Naval Station Norfolk, the aircraft was conducting a training flight at the time of the crash, Cragg said.
VAW 120 is a fleet replacement squadron that trains pilots, naval flight officers and naval aircrewmen.
wrote on 2 Sept 2020, 16:26 last edited by@Copper said in Navy E-2 Hawkeye crashes in Virginia:
Both pilots and two crewmembers bailed out of the aircraft safely and sustained “no major injuries,”
Thank goodness.
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wrote on 2 Sept 2020, 16:34 last edited by
Yes, that is the silver lining.