The US Navy has called off its search for three missing sailors after a C-2 Greyhound aircraft crashed on approach to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier at sea near Okinawa – but the plane’s pilot has emerged a hero for saving 8 lives.
The Greyhound, a twin-engine plane originally entered into service in the 1960s, reportedly crashed due to an engine failure .
But somehow, the pilot managed a landing on the open seas that allowed 8 of 11 passengers to escape with their lives.
As Lawrence Brennan, a former US Navy Captain, told Business Insider, “Greyhounds are not equipped with ejection seats or parachutes.” The aircrew’s only choice was to chance a landing at sea.
“This must have been particularly challenging after one engine failed reportedly on approach to the carrier,” said Brennan.
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