Navy helicopter and fighter jet from USS Nimitz crash in South China Sea during routine operations. All five crew members successfully rescued and stable.

A U.S. Navy helicopter and a fighter jet crashed in the South China Sea on Oct. 26 in two separate incidents, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said. A MH-60R Seahawk helicopter went down at about 2:45 p.

A U.S. Navy helicopter and a fighter jet crashed separately into the South China Sea within the space of an hour during routine operations conducted from the same aircraft carrier on Sunday, the U.S.