Downed USMC CH-53E Helicopter Located In California; Five Missing

A CH-53E assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing trains at Creech AFB, Nevada, in December 2023.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
Rescue crews were searching for five missing U.S. Marines after locating the wreckage of a downed Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on Feb. 7, the latest in a series of mishaps within the service in recent months. The heavy lift helicopter was reported missing early Feb. 7 during a routine...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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