In a shocking and deeply concerning series of events, both a U.S. Navy fighter jet and a helicopter from the USS Nimitz went down in the South China Sea — less than half an hour apart. The Pacific Fleet confirmed the twin crashes on Sunday, leaving many questioning how two advanced aircraft could fail so close together during operations.
According to Navy officials, an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter both crashed off the carrier’s deck. Miraculously, all five service members survived. The three crew members aboard the Sea Hawk were rescued Sunday afternoon, while both aviators from the Super Hornet successfully ejected and were recovered.
“All five are safe and in stable condition,” the fleet said in an official statement.
While the Navy is still investigating what caused the two back-to-back crashes, the timing and circumstances are raising eyebrows across the military community. Mechanical failure? Human error? Or something far more troubling within the Navy’s maintenance and readiness systems?
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