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US Navy locates crashed plane deep on Pacific seabed

By Associated Press
Published January 6, 2018 5:31am ET
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US Navy locates crashed plane deep on Pacific seabed
The C-2A Greyhound aircraft, which was traveling to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan when it crashed the day before Thanksgiving in the Philippine Sea, rests at a depth of about 18,500 feet (5,640 meters), the Japan-based 7th Fleet said in a statement Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex Corona/U.S. Navy via AP, File) | Mass Communication Specialist 3r

TOKYO — The U.S. Navy has located a transport aircraft deep on the Pacific Ocean floor where it crashed in November, killing three sailors on board.

The C-2A “Greyhound” aircraft, which was traveling to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan when it crashed the day before Thanksgiving in the Philippine Sea, rests at a depth of about 18,500 feet (5,640 meters), the Japan-based 7th Fleet said in a statement Saturday.

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