The Learjet carrying the three men plunged into the Pacific Ocean off California on Wednesday morning.
A U.S. Navy destroyer cuts a circuitous path during a training exercise off the east coast of San Clemente Island in a 2013 file image. LOS ANGELES — Three people aboard a U.S. Navy-contracted aircraft were killed Wednesday when it crashed during a training exercise off San Clemente Island, officials said Friday.
“The entire Phoenix Air family grieves over this loss of our friends and fellow employees, and is supporting our fallen colleagues’ families,” the company said in a statement. The Learjet carrying the three men plunged into the Pacific Ocean about 7:55 a.m., said Levi Read, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson. The other jet landed safely but immediately began searching the waters, the Coast Guard said..
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