Navy Pilots Confirmed Dead

Two naval aviators whose EA-18G Growler crashed at about 6,000 feet near Mt. Rainier in Washington State last week have been declared dead by the Navy. An Army Special Forces team reached the wreckage of the electronics warfare aircraft in challenging terrain and the Navy confirmed on Sunday that the operation changed from a rescue to recovery and salvage.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/navy-pilots-confirmed-dead

The Military took a week… There’s a thousand different Youtubers with drones that could have analysed the accident up close within a couple hours. This accident of two pilots and their multi-million dollar aircraft recovery is very embarrassing.

What else is wrong with the U.S. Military? What are they spending all the tax dollars on?

It takes a little while to get all the facts straight when things happen. When an accredited government depart issues a press release all the ducks need to be in a row. Condolences are due to the two flyers and their families for a tragedy like this. If Freedom means so much to us then I feel this is a tragedy that needs to be honoured.