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Navy EA-6B Prowler Crash Kills Three

** Scattered debris and charred earth mark
the site of the EA-6B Prowler crash.**
Courtesy of Stan Dammel
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Key Takeaways:

  • A Northrop Grumman EA-6B electronic warfare aircraft from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island crashed in eastern Washington state during a routine low-level training flight.
  • All three crew members aboard the aircraft were confirmed dead.
  • The crash, which occurred near Harrington, caused a loud boom and left scattered debris in an open field.
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Three people are dead after a Northrop Grumman EA-6B crashed in eastern Washington state Monday morning during a routine low-level training flight.

According to base officials, the airplane was assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and went down shortly before 9 a.m. local time approximately 10 miles outside the city of Harrington, which lies southwest of Spokane.

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