Two Navy aviators eject during carrier landing off Virginia
Two US Navy aviators ejected while landing an aircraft on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off Virginia, in an incident the Navy described as a mishap. Both were rescued and returned to the carrier. Four sailors were injured, including one taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Two US Navy aviators ejected while attempting to land an aircraft on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off the coast of Virginia on Monday, the Navy said. The incident occurred during aircraft recovery operations and was described by the Navy as a mishap.
Search-and-rescue personnel recovered both aviators, who were returned to the carrier for medical evaluation. Four sailors aboard the vessel were also injured and received medical care. One sailor was transported to a hospital in the Norfolk area with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
The Navy did not identify the type of aircraft involved. It also did not say what happened to the plane after the aviators ejected or what caused the incident. The service did not immediately provide further details in response to a request for information.
The material therefore does not establish whether the aircraft was damaged, recovered or lost. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1977.
The carrier was operating off Virginia when the incident occurred. The aviators were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3. The supplied account does not identify them or provide details about their condition beyond the Navy’s statement that they were being evaluated.
It also does not report any fatalities.
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