Conflict & Security
Two US Navy aviators eject during carrier landing off Virginia; four sailors injured
September 29, 2026 at 01:26 PM
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 15 hours
MAMasrawy
إصابة 4 بحارة أمريكيين بحادث على متن حاملة الطائرات "أيزنهاور" | مصراوي
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TGThe Guardian
Two US navy aviators eject while landing on carrier off Virginia
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
إصابة 4 أفراد وإنقاذ طيارَين بحادث على حاملة طائرات أمريكية قبالة فرجينيا
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MAMasrawy
إصابة 4 من أفراد طاقم حاملة الطائرات أيزنهاور خلال حادث قبالة سواحل فرجينيا
(opens the publisher’s site)Two US Navy aviators ejected while landing on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower off Virginia on Monday, injuring four shipboard sailors.
- Two aviators from Carrier Air Wing 3 ejected during recovery operations on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower off Virginia on Monday.
- Both pilots were rescued by search and rescue personnel and returned to the ship for medical evaluation.
- Four sailors aboard the vessel were injured, one taken to a Norfolk hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- The Navy said a mishap occurred but disclosed neither the aircraft type nor the cause; an investigation is underway.
- The Navy said the mishap occurred at approximately 6:18 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday evening.