"A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other, the Navy's Pacific Fleet said. The three crew members of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were rescued on Sunday afternoon, and the two aviators in the F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet ejected and were recovered safely, and all five "are safe and in stable condition," the fleet said in a statement. The causes of the two crashes were under investigation, the statement said."
"In December, the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg mistakenly shot down an F/A-18 jet from the Truman. Then, in April, another F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the Truman's hangar deck and fell into the Red Sea. And in May, an F/A fighter jet landing on the carrier in the Red Sea went overboard after apparently failing to catch the steel cables used to stop landing planes and forcing its two pilots to eject."
A fighter jet and a helicopter operating from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other. The MH-60R Sea Hawk crew were rescued, and the two F/A-18F aviators ejected and were recovered; all five are reported safe and in stable condition. Causes are under investigation; President Donald Trump suggested the incidents could have been caused by 'bad fuel,' ruled out foul play, and said there was 'nothing to hide.' The Nimitz is returning to Naval Base Kitsap after a Middle East deployment and is on its final deployment before decommissioning. Recent mishaps on the USS Harry S. Truman included jets being shot down, slipping off a hangar deck, and going overboard, with investigations pending.
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