2 US Navy aircraft crash in South China Sea

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A US Navy Super Hornet and Sea Hawk from the same aircraft carrier crashed 30 minutes apart in the South China Sea
A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter crashed in separate incidents on Sunday in the South China Sea, the US Pacific Fleet said. Both military aircraft had been deployed from the USS Nimitz and went down 30 minutes apart from each other during routine operations, the Navy said in a statement on Sunday.

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A US Navy helicopter and a fighter jet crashed in the South China Sea, sparking security concerns, the US Navy's Pacific Fleet confirmed on Monday.

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This is USS Nimitz's final deployment, hence it is significant as it precedes the carrier's decommissioning, AP reported.

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US Navy Sea Hawk helicopter, F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet go down in separate South China Sea incidents
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