Steeljaw Scribe – Search Continues for Missing VAW-120 Crew

Steeljaw Scribe » Search Continues for Missing VAW-120 Crew

The Navy and Coast Guard continue today to search for three crew members aboard a twin-engine Navy radar plane that crashed late Wednesday night while conducting routine operations from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman.
The crew of the E-2C Hawkeye from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120 went into the Atlantic about 11 p.m. following its launch from the Truman, the Navy said. The Truman is training 150 miles southeast of the Virginia Capes.
The aviators, whose names have not been released, were conducting carrier qualifications when the accident occurred, said Mike Maus, spokesman for Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Force.
An air and sea search is being conducted by units from the Truman, the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Coast Guard. The Truman is in the final stages of training for deployment.

My prayers are with those who may be lost, thier families, friends and colleagues.

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