Posted on 09/05/2021 11:55:52 PM PDT by blueplum
The U.S. Navy on Sunday identified the five sailors now presumed dead after a more than 72-hour search and rescue mission was called off following their helicopter crash off the coast of San Diego.
The five sailors, all assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, were identified as Lt. Bradley A. Foster, 29, a pilot from Oakhurst, California; Lt. Paul R. Fridley, 28, a pilot from Annandale, Virginia; Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class James P. Buriak, 31, from Salem, Virginia; Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sarah F. Burns, 31, from Severna Park, Maryland; and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Bailey J. Tucker, 21, from St. Louis, Missouri. Their bodies all remain missing. ...
...A sixth sailor aboard the helicopter at the time of the crash was rescued later that same day and has since been transported ashore in stable condition. In addition to the five missing from the helicopter, Navy officials disclosed that another five were injured on the ship when the aircraft operating on the deck crashed into the sea. ...
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RIP
Story says helicopter crashed into the sea. But it sounds more like it crashed into the ship. 5 sailors aboard ship were injured. So either a crash landing, takeoff issue, rotor failure ?
the article is worded awkwardly. Is it 5 addl crewmen were injured with another “aircraft” crashing off the deck? or did the original crash off the deck injuring 5 addl crewmen on deck?
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