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Two Crew Members Killed, Four Injured in Navy Helicopter Crash in California
Story Number: NNS020329-05
Release Date: 3/29/2002 1:00:00 PM
By Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Public Affairs
CHINA LAKE, Calif. (NNS) -- A Navy HH-1 Huey helicopter from Naval Weapons Test Squadron China Lake crashed near Lake Isabella in the Sierra Nevada mountains, killing two crew members and injuring four others.
The injured crew members were flown by military and civilian helicopters to a nearby hospital for treatment. The Navy has not released the names of the crew members, pending notification of the next of kin.
The helicopter, assigned to a squadron nicknamed the "Dust Devils," was on routine flight when it crashed. The squadron provides support research, development and testing for weapons systems as part of the Naval Air Systems Command Weapons Division.
The Navy is currently conducting a full investigation into the crash.
For information on NAVAIR Weapons Division China Lake, go to http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil.
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