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Navy Finds Wreckage of Fighter Jet that Crashed During Training in Washington State

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The U.S. Navy located the wreckage of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during a routine training flight in mountainous terrain. The two crew members onboard remain missing.

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. HeraldNet

    Wreckage of Navy jet from Whidbey found near Mount Rainier (opens HeraldNet)

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    HeraldNet's feed description

    The two crew members from the crash remained missing after the wreckage was found Wednesday afternoon.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    US Navy searching for two crew members after aircraft crash near Mount Rainier (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy is searching for two crew members after their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington during a training flight on Tuesday. A US Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft — assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 in Washington — crashed on Tuesday a…

  3. UPI

    Wreckage found near Washington's Mount Rainier in search for 2 missing U.S. Navy pilots (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A search is underway for two missing U.S. Navy pilots after the wreckage of their aircraft was found Wednesday afternoon east of Mount Rainier in Washington state. The U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler crashed Tuesday afternoon.

  4. NBC News

    Navy aircraft with 2 aboard crashes east of Mount Rainier (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A Navy aircraft with two crew members on board crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state Tuesday evening, and a search for the pair was ongoing, the Navy said.

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Search continues for 2 crew after Navy aircraft wreckage found east of Mount Rainier (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The EA-18G Growler aircraft crashed during what was described as a routine test flight. The wreckage was found Wednesday

  6. KING 5 Seattle

    Navy aircraft crash site located east of Mount Rainier, condition of crew still unknown (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    The Navy has sent multiple teams to the remote, heavily wooded site.

  7. The Columbian

    U.S. Navy says a fighter jet with two on board crashed east of Mount Rainier during training (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    The U.S. Navy searched Wednesday through mountainous terrain for two crew members who were aboard a fighter jet that crashed in Washington during a routine training flight.

  8. Gizmodo

    One of the Navy’s Advanced Electronic Warfare Jets Has Crashed in Washington (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The crash of a EA-18G Growler near Mount Rainier tarnishes the reputation of one of the only new Pentagon aircraft that’s not prone to failure.

  9. The Hill

    Navy jet crashes in Washington state; crew members missing (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A search is ongoing for a Navy aircraft and two crew members who crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state Tuesday, according to the Navy. The EA-18G Growler, based out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., crashed just after 3:20 p.m.

  10. CBS News

    Wreckage of crashed U.S. Navy jet found near Washington (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The wreckage was found on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier, the Navy said. The status of the plane's two crew members was still unknown.

  11. New York Post

    Wreckage of crashed Navy jet found near Mount Rainier as search continues for two crew members (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The US Navy located the wreckage of a fighter jet that crashed near Mount Rainier as the search continues for the two missing crew members.

  12. Military.com

    Navy Finds Wreckage of Fighter Jet that Crashed During Training in Washington State (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The U.S. Navy located the wreckage of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during a routine training flight in mountainous terrain. The two crew members onboard remain missing.

  13. Fox News

    Navy jet located after crashing near Mount Rainier in Washington (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The U.S. Navy located an EA-18G Growler jet on Wednesday that crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington on Tuesday, though the status of the two-person crew is unknown.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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