The US military lost a transport helicopter during a training flight in California, the TV channel reported. CNN.
The incident occurred near the El Centro Naval Aviation Base – during the flight, the helicopter crashed with the crew on board. Only 1 of the 4 people on the plane was injured.
Prior to that, on Wednesday, June 8, the United States Marine Corps, also in California, lost an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor – five people on board were killed.
Thus, in two days, the US armed forces lost two aircraft.
Formerly USA placed In the Pacific, B-1B Lancer strategic bombers.
The US Indo-Pacific Command said the deployment of the B-1B bomber was done as a training exercise. It was also reported that the aircraft participated in joint exercises with F-15 warplanes of the Japanese Air Force.