RIP...San Clemente Island is south of Catalina Islands...
Posted on 05/12/2023 10:55:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Three people who died when a jet crashed off California’s San Clemente Island this week were taking part in a U.S. Navy training exercise, their employer confirmed Friday.
The victims, Eric Tatman, Spencer Geerlings and Shane Garner worked for Georgia-based Phoenix Air, a company with clients in the private sector and government, according to its website.
The three men perished when the Phoenix Air Learjet 36 went down roughly one-mile southwest of San Clemente Island, which is the southernmost of California’s Channel Islands, around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday morning, officials said.
San Clemente Island is owned and managed by the Navy, and the plane was one of two Phoenix Air Learjets participating in the military training exercise, the company said.
The other jet landed safely.
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awful - i wonder if that is the firm that aids the Institute for Wildlife Studies which works with rehabilitating bald eagles on island. someone flew in a biologist a few weeks ago on a mission to put an eaglet which had fallen from nest back in nest. a successful venture.
The group I worked for at Pt Mugu contracted these guys to carry ECM pods and mimic anti-ship missiles for the navy to practice tracking.
my husband knew one of the pilots. 💔
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so sad. i’m sorry.
RIP...San Clemente Island is south of Catalina Islands...
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