26.05.2016 - USA: US Navy přišlo o dva letouny F/A-18F Super Hornet, osádky zachráněny

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The us navy (US Navy) lost two aircraft McDonnell Douglas / Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet after they collided. All 4 pilots successfully ejected and were rescued by the yacht Pammy (formerly wrong placed, that it was a fishing boat Tammy). Later it took the crew of the coast guard (US Coast Guard) in a helicopter Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk. Both aircraft belonged to VFA-211 stationed in the Naval Air Station Oceana. The incident occurred about 25 miles east of Oregon Inlet, Nags Head, NC.

Sources:
aviation-safety.net
aviation-safety.net
www.wral.com
www.navytimes.com
hosted.ap.org.
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