Prowler crashes off Guam; crew of 4 rescued

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Prowler crashes off Guam; crew of 4 rescued
By Gidget Fuentes - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Feb 12, 2008 17:56:35 EST

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Coast Guard search-and-rescue helicopters plucked a Navy crew of four from the ocean after they ejected from their EA-6B Prowler near Guam on Tuesday, Navy officials said.

The Prowler crew, which belongs to Electronic Attack Squadron 136, was flying training missions from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam when their jet crashed at around 4 p.m. about 32 miles from the air base, officials said in a statement.

The flight crew, whose names were not released, ejected from the Prowler.

“They were picked up fairly quickly,” said Lt. Cmdr. John Filostrat, a U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesman in Hawaii.

The crew members were taken by Navy helicopters of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 to Naval Hospital Guam. An update on their condition was not available.


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