A Navy fighter jet crashed near Mount Rainier on Tuesday, and the status of the pilots and the plane remains unknown. Aviation expert John Nance weighs in.
A Navy fighter jet crashed near Mount Rainier on Tuesday, and despite extensive search efforts, the status of the crew members and the plane remains unknown.The U.S. Navy confirmed that an EA-18G Growler, an electronic warfare aircraft from the 'Zappers' of Electronic Attack Squadron 130, crashed during a routine training flight at 3:23 p.m.A helicopter from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is actively searching for the two crew members.
"You have a thing called ‘rotor’ that often develops when you see that cap cloud over Rainier. If you fly into that, you can end up turning upside down.""If they had ejected, they have plenty of equipment, including radios, to be able to get people to know that they’re on the ground and where they are," said Nance. "I was hoping that would be the aftermath of the initial report yesterday, but we have not heard that.
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