UPDATED: E-2C Hawkeye Crashes Near Wallops Island, Crew Recovered Safely
By: Sam LaGrone
August 31, 2020 5:55 PM • Updated: August 31, 2020 7:33 PM
This post has been updated with an additional statement from the Navy.
A Navy command and control aircraft on a training flight crashed near the NASA flight center on Wallops Island, Va., service officials told USNI News on Monday.
The crew of the E-2C Hawkeye – two pilots and two aircrew – safely bailed out the aircraft and are currently undergoing medical evaluation, Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg told USNI News.
“The E-2 crashed at approximately 3:50 p.m. The two pilots and two crew members bailed out of the aircraft safely through the main cabin door. At the time of the crash, the E-2 was conducting a training flight,†read a Monday evening statement.
https://news.usni.org/2020/08/31/e-2c-hawkeye-crashes-near-wallops-island-crew-recovered-safely
