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[Greg Brazil]

NNS070816-04. E-2C Hawkeye Crashes, Navy Conducting Search

 >From Commander Naval Air Force Atlantic Public Affairs

ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) -- A Navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from Carrier
Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120 crashed at sea Aug. 15, while
conducting operations on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN
75).

Three aviators were aboard the aircraft. An air and sea search is being
conducted by units from Harry S. Truman, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN
69), and the U.S. Coast Guard.

The identities of the crew are not being released at this time.

The aircraft crashed at approximately 11:00 p.m. following its launch
from Harry S. Truman. The ship was approximately 150 miles southeast of
the Virginia Capes conducting routine training operations.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

VAW-120 is the east coast E-2C/C-2A Fleet Replacement Squadron based at
Naval Station Norfolk and trains pilots and Naval flight officers in
both aircraft before they are assigned to operational fleet squadrons.

The E-2C Hawkeye is a twin-engine turbo prop aircraft used for airborne
command, control, and early warning. It normally carries a crew of five
including two pilots and three NFOs.

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