Nimitz Loses Seahawk, Super Hornet In South China Sea

USS Nimitz

USS Nimitz.

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk and a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed during routine operations in the South China Sea on Oct. 26. All five crewmembers were rescued and are in stable condition. The Navy said that the MH-60R assigned...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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