Aircraft Handed Over March 4 In Seattle, Flies To Jacksonville, FL
The first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft was handed over to the U.S. Navy in Seattle late last week. The P-8A is the first of 13 anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft Boeing will deliver as part of a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract awarded in 2011.
An Israeli-made military jet fighter went down Tuesday morning at Fallon Naval Air Station in northern Nevada, resulting in the fatal injury of the pilot.
Launch Described As First Step Toward Future Air Dominance
The launch of the first F-35 Lightning II flight at Eglin AFB in Florida March 6 was described by military personnel as a small step into the next half century of air dominance. Morale was high even though the sortie was abbreviated by the pilot's determination of an "in flight emergency."
Sole Survivor Of 2010 Accident Had Been Charged With Negligent Homicide
Following a December hearing, the Coast Guard has dismissed negligent homicide and other charges that were pending against Lt. Lance Leone. Leone was co-pilot of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter which went down off the coast of Washington State. He was the only survivor.
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