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U.S. Naval officers confirmed Sunday that the 2 crew members of a Navy jet that crashed close to Mount Rainier in Washington final week had been positioned and declared lifeless.
The EA-18G Growler jet from the Digital Assault Squadron out of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station crashed on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier on Tuesday afternoon. Whereas the wreckage of the aircraft was positioned resting about 6,000 toes up in a distant, steep and heavily-wooded space, the standing of the crew remained unknown with no website evaluation of the particles space.
Military Particular Forces troopers educated in mountaineering, high-angle rescue, medical and technical communication abilities wanted to navigate the troublesome terrain assisted with efforts to find the lacking crew members as shortly as attainable.
On Sunday, the Navy mentioned Digital Assault Wing Pacific shifted from search and rescue efforts to restoration operations, noting that the 2 lacking crew members had been positioned and had been pronounced lifeless.
NAVY JET LOCATED AFTER CRASHING NEAR MOUNT RAINIER IN WASHINGTON
The crew members of an EA-18G Growler that crashed close to Mount Rainier in Washington had been pronounced lifeless by the Navy on Sunday. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aron Montano)
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we share the lack of two beloved Zappers,” Commander Timothy Warburton, commanding officer of Digital Assault Squadron (VAQ) 130 mentioned on Sunday. “Our precedence proper now could be taking good care of the households of our fallen aviators and guaranteeing the well-being of our Sailors and the Growler group. We’re grateful for the continuing teamwork to securely get well the deceased.
In a press launch, the Navy mentioned out of respect for the households and in accordance with Navy coverage, the identities of the crew members can be withheld for twenty-four hours after subsequent of kin have been notified.
Personnel will stay on website to get well particles and plan for the long-term salvage and restoration efforts, the Navy famous.
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The U.S. Navy confirmed Sunday that the 2 crew members of a Navy jet that crashed close to Mount Rainier had been pronounced lifeless. (Photograph by Thomas O’Neill/NurPhoto through Getty Pictures)
The Navy added that the investigation into the reason for the crash is ongoing.
The EA-18G is a variant of the F/A-18 household of plane, outfitted with a classy digital warfare suite that’s used for tactical jamming and digital safety, in line with the Navy’s web site. The jet was constructed to interchange the EA-6B Prowler, and first went into manufacturing in October 2004.
The jet made its inaugural flight in August 2006, and the primary supply of the plane was made on June 3, 2008, to VAQ 129 at NAS Whidbey Island.
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Every aircraft comes with a price ticket of $67 million.
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Navy confirms loss of life of crew after jet crashes close to Mount Rainier in Washington
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