US Navy aircraft crashes, casualties reported
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OCEAN CITY, Md: Two crewmembers rescued from the midweek crash of a U.S. Navy aircraft in Eastern Shore waters near the Virginia-Maryland line have non-life-threatening injuries and remain hospitalized, authorities said Thursday.
The third crewmember died in the crash Wednesday evening of the Navy E2-D Advanced Hawkeye.
Lt. Cmdr. Rob Myers, a spokesman for Naval Air Force Atlantic, told The Associated Press the aircraft was conducting routine flight operations near Wallops Island, Virginia, when it went down.
