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  • Plane that crashed off San Clemente Island [CA] was involved in Navy training, aviation company says

    05/12/2023 10:55:27 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 6 replies
    ktla ^ | 05/12/2023 | Marc Sternfield
    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,...