Navy helicopter and US fighter jet crash in separate incidents in the South China Sea

 

A U.S. Navy helicopter and a fighter jet crashed in the South China Sea on Oct. 26 in two separate incidents, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said.

A MH-60R Seahawk helicopter went down at about 2:45 p.m. local time "while conducting routine operations from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz," the Navy said in a statement on social media. The helicopter was assigned to the "Battle Cats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73.