Aircraft carrying 11 crashes in Pacific en route to USS Ronald Reagan; 8 recovered, Japan saysFox News, Nov 22, 2017
The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier launched a search and rescue effort in the Pacific Ocean after a U.S. Navy plane with 11 on board crashed Wednesday while en route to the ship.
U.S. Navy helicopters rescued eight personnel who were on board the C-2 "Greyhound" aircraft, a U.S. Navy official told Fox News. They have been transferred to the USS Ronald Reagan for evaluation and "are in good condition at this time," US Navy's 7th Fleet said in a statement.
The U.S. Navy, with help from Japan is still searching for the remaining three missing.
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The plane, which was taking part in an ongoing joint U.S.-Japan naval exercise in the waters surrounding Okinawa from Nov. 16-26, crashed into the Pacific about 150 kilometers (90 miles) northwest of Okinotorishima, a Japanese atoll, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said, according to a ministry spokesman.
The Navy called it the "premier training event" between the two navies, designed to increase defensive readiness and interoperability in air and sea operations.
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