U.S. Navy Divers Salvage Sunken E-2D Aircraft

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U.S. Navy Divers Salvage Sunken E-2D Aircraft
E-2D Hawkeye aircraft: U.S. Navy photo

U.S. Navy Divers on April 12 recovered a sunken E-2D aircraft that crashed near Wallops Island and Chincoteague.
Navy divers cut the aircraft into sections and preparing each section to be lifted with a sling. A crane lifted each section out of the water, and barges transported the aircraft pieces offsite.
The E-2D aircraft, attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120, crashed March 30. The mishap, which left one service member dead and two injured remains under investigation, a U.S. Navy release said.

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