Source: Fox News
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off the coast of Virginia Monday evening in what the Navy described as a “mishap” that also injured four sailors.
The sailors were on board the aircraft carrier at the time. One sailor is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a Norfolk-area hospital, the Navy said.
The aviators, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, were successfully brought back to the ship by search and rescue personnel. They are being evaluated by medical personnel, the Navy said.
The Navy did not reveal which type of two-seater plane was involved in the accident. It also did not specify what happened to the plane or what could have happened to cause the accident.
The incident follows several recent mishaps in which military aviators had to eject.
Summary
Two U.S. Navy aviators ejected while trying to land their aircraft on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off the coast of Virginia Monday evening, according to the Navy, which called the incident a “mishap” that injured four sailors. One sailor was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a Norfolk-area hospital. The aviators, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, were retrieved by search and rescue personnel and are being evaluated by medical staff. The Navy did not disclose the type of aircraft involved or the cause of the incident. The event follows a series of recent aviation mishaps involving military aviators.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Aviators eject. Sailors get hurt. The Navy says it’s a mishap.
Search and rescue brings them back. Medical teams check them over.
Details stay vague. The same pattern repeats.
Every ejection feels like a routine, even when it isn’t.
Author: Evan Null
