US Navy helicopter and warplane crash into South China Sea on same day
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On Sunday, a US Navy Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea while operating from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier. The helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73, went down during routine operations, followed half an hour later by the fighter jet from Strike Fighter Squadron 22. All five personnel on board both aircraft were rescued and are reported to be in stable condition. The exact locations of the crashes have not been disclosed. The US Navy is currently investigating the cause of these incidents. The USS Nimitz was en route back to its home port in Washington state after a deployment to the Middle East related to conflicts in Israel-Gaza and Yemen.
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