The EA-18G Growler, a variant in the F/A-18 family. [Courtesy: U.S. Navy]
Key Takeaways:
Two Navy crewmen, Lieutenant Commander Lyndsay P. Evans and Lieutenant Serena N. Wileman, have been confirmed dead following the crash of an EA-18G Growler on October 15.
The jet, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) from NAS Whidbey Island, crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state during a routine training mission.
Recovery efforts at the crash site are challenged by steep, inaccessible terrain, and the cause of the accident remains under investigation.
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