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US Navy helicopter crashes into bay during training exercise in Southern California
Fox News ^ | Published January 12, 2024 | By Lawrence Richard

Posted on 01/12/2024 7:37:39 AM PST by V_TWIN

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed in Southern California on Thursday night, according to a military spokesperson.

A MH-60R Seahawk crashed in the waters of San Diego Bay shortly after 6:30 p.m., as the aircraft was participating in a training exercise, according to Cmdr. Beth Teach of the Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet. All six crew members survived the crash.

"Due to the nature of the training, a safety boat was on location," the statement said. The surviving crew members were rescued from the water, taken ashore and underwent medical evaluations.

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Best possible outcome
1 posted on 01/12/2024 7:37:39 AM PST by V_TWIN
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All six crew members survived the crash.

Thank God. 🙏

2 posted on 01/12/2024 7:39:34 AM PST by Allegra
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The Big Bay....
Busy area.


3 posted on 01/12/2024 7:40:39 AM PST by Big Red Badger (The Truman Show)
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according to Cmdr. Beth Teach of the Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet. . .

Stuff happens. But sometimes it seems to happen more under certain circumstances. (Just sayin'.)

4 posted on 01/12/2024 7:43:40 AM PST by SamuraiScot
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To: Big Red Badger

The Naval aviation rework facility I worked at has 2 sister facilities. One in Cherry Point NC (FRC East) the other at NAS North Island CA (FRCSW)

The California facility has H-60R Seahawk workload.....just sayin’. 😏


5 posted on 01/12/2024 7:49:01 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: SamuraiScot

Related to the Osprey groundings?
reminds of old misdirection joke something like, if a plane crashed right on the 4 corners out West, in which state would they bury the survivors?


6 posted on 01/12/2024 7:55:25 AM PST by desertsolitaire ( M)
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I worked the DSRV on North Island and loved working on Submarines.


7 posted on 01/12/2024 7:59:51 AM PST by Big Red Badger (The Truman Show)
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To: Big Red Badger

Ah yes....the vehicle of the beloved bubbleheads.


8 posted on 01/12/2024 8:04:17 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: SamuraiScot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Esu5cqZvM&t=43s


9 posted on 01/12/2024 8:04:48 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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Best possible outcome would have been no crash.

I would put money that this is our DEI miliary in action. We’ll never know. I shudder to think what will happen under actual hostile fire.


10 posted on 01/12/2024 8:07:15 AM PST by con-surf-ative
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They are getting old..................


11 posted on 01/12/2024 8:15:01 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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They Are ‘Special”,
I’m a Fly Boy!


12 posted on 01/12/2024 8:15:51 AM PST by Big Red Badger (The Truman Show)
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“They are getting old”

The EA-6B Prowler started life in 1971 as the A-6 Intruder airframe. The Navy didn’t retire it until 2019.

The Navy does so like to get their money’s worth out of their aircraft platforms. TOO long in my humble opinion.

Having said that, working around the power plants on those jets paid a lot of my bills for a long time....and I’m grateful.


13 posted on 01/12/2024 8:24:42 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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The problem with helicopters is the glide ratio.
It doesn’t have one.....................


14 posted on 01/12/2024 8:31:07 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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EA-6B Prowler...........My company designed and built some of the ‘electronics’ used on that A/C...................


15 posted on 01/12/2024 8:33:02 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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Guessing this was rescue swimmer training or something similar - given there was a safety boat there and it seems they were fairly low altitude given what appear to be no significant injures.


16 posted on 01/12/2024 8:37:15 AM PST by reed13k
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Somebody at Pratt Whitney was a genius.

The J52 turbojet engine that powered the A-6/EA-6B started life as the AGM-28 Hound Dog cruise missle.

A one flight rocket motor converted to jet engine platform that lasted 50 years.

Now THAT’S American ingenuity!

BRILLIANT!


17 posted on 01/12/2024 8:45:18 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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So, the J52 turbojet engine ain’t nuthin’ but a Hound Dog?..........


18 posted on 01/12/2024 8:47:42 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

You got it!👍

And an old tired one at that 😂


19 posted on 01/12/2024 8:48:37 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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With apologies to the Kang!..................


20 posted on 01/12/2024 8:50:37 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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