An NAS Patuxent River SAR MH-60S Seahawk Helped Locate All Four Downed Aviators
Two aircraft crews from NAS Patuxent River played pivotal roles in the rescue of an E-2C Hawkeye crew who had to bail out along the Atlantic Coast recently. A P-8A Poseidon assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 served as the on-scene commander of the rescue effort, which also involved crews from three local volunteer fire departments and personnel from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. An MH-60S Seahawk of NAS Patuxent River's Station Search and Rescue (SAR) division helped locate all four downed aviators and, after ensuring they were uninjured and in good health, flew them back to their base.
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