The U.S. Navy was searching Wednesday for two airmen whose plane crashed during a routine training flight. According to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, an EA-18G Growler fighter jet assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron crashed east of Mount Rainier on Tuesday around 3:23 p.m. A search team, including a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter, departed from NAS Whidbey Island and attempted to locate the crew and investigate the crash site. Navy officials said they did not know whether the two crew members were able to escape before the crash. The EA-18G Growler is similar to the F/A-18F Super Hornet and has sophisticated electronic warfare equipment. Most of the Growler squadrons are based on Whidbey Island. 1 Squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Zappers were recently deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Wednesday’s search took place near the towering, rain-covered active volcano Mount Rainier during rainy and cloudy weather. The first Growler was delivered to Whidbey Island in 2008, according to the Navy. The Navy says it has been operating in support of major operations around the world for the past 15 years. The pilot sits in the front of the plane, and the electronics operator sits in the back. “The EA-18G Growler aircraft we fly represent the most advanced technology in airborne electronic attack and serve as the Navy’s first line of defense in hostile environments,” the Navy said. Its website. Each aircraft costs approximately $67 million. Military aircraft training exercises and movements are dangerous and can result in crashes, injuries, and fatalities. In May, an F-35 fighter jet crashed while flying from Texas to Edwards Air Force Base near Los Angeles. The pilot stopped for refueling in New Mexico. The pilot, the only person on board the plane, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Last year, eight members of the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command were killed when the CV-22B Osprey they were riding in crashed. Japan’s coast.
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The U.S. Navy was searching Wednesday for two aviators whose plane crashed during a routine training flight.
The EA-18G Growler fighter jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron crashed east of Mount Rainier on Tuesday around 3:23 p.m., according to Naval Air Station Whibey Island. A search team, including a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter, departed from NAS Whidbey Island to attempt to locate the crew and investigate the crash site.
Navy officials said they do not know whether the two crew members were able to escape before the crash, and the investigation is still ongoing.
The EA-18G Growler is similar to the F/A-18F Super Hornet and is equipped with advanced electronic warfare equipment. Most of the Growler squadrons are based on Whidbey Island. One squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
The “Zapper” was recently deployed aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Wednesday’s search took place in rainy and cloudy weather near Mount Rainier, a towering active volcano covered year-round by snowfields and glaciers.
The first growler production was delivered to Whidbey Island in 2008. For the past 15 years, the Growler has operated in support of major operations around the world, according to the Navy. The pilot sits at the front of the plane, and the electronics operator sits at the back.
“The EA-18G Growler aircraft we fly represent the most advanced technology in airborne electronic attack and serve as the Navy’s first line of defense in hostile environments,” the Navy said on its website. said. Each aircraft costs approximately $67 million.
Military aircraft training exercises and movements can be dangerous and can result in crashes, injuries, and deaths.
In May, an F-35 fighter jet en route from Texas to Edwards Air Force Base near Los Angeles crashed after the pilot stopped in New Mexico to refuel. The pilot was the only person on board the plane and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Last year, eight members of the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command were killed when the CV-22B Osprey they were on crashed off the coast of Japan.
