A second military plane crashed in the same area in as many days as a Marine MV-22B Osprey crashed on Wednesday.
But it appears that all members of the service aboard the Navy helicopter that crashed Thursday survived, according to Navy officials. A crew member on board had to be taken to a local hospital.
The crash occurred at a Navy training camp near El Centro, California, less than 100 miles from Wednesday’s crash.
“I can confirm that a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed today at a U.S. Navy training camp near El Centro, California. According to our initial reports, the four crew members on board they survived the crash, “said Commander Zach Harrell, a spokesman for the commander. , Naval Air Force. “One of the crew suffered a life-threatening injury and was taken to a local hospital.”
The Naval Air Facility El Centro posted the statement on its Facebook page.
Thursday’s crash comes after five Marines aboard an MV-22B Osprey were killed Wednesday after the plane crashed in a desert in Southern California, military officials said. An investigation is underway.
The California Central Naval Air Facility said in a Facebook post that a military plane crashed near Yuma, Arizona. AP
Another military plane crashed last Friday in California. Lieutenant Richard Bullock died during a training mission in Trona, California.