and...yet another Marine Corps helicopter crashes

[Ooh-Rah]

4 Marines lost. Rest in Peace, brothers.

Semper Fi

4 presumed dead in Marine helicopter crash in Southern California

SAN DIEGO -- A Marine helicopter crashed during a Southern California training mission and all four crew members were believed killed, the military said. The CH-53E Super Stallion went down shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday near El Centro, a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. El Centro is approximately 113 miles east of San Diego, CBS San Diego affiliate KFMB-TV notes.

 

[Gunz]

RIP Brothers. SF.

 

[DC]

Till Valhalla

 

[Gunz]

15 class A non-hostile mishaps for 53E's since 2002, FWIW.

 

[DC]

15 class A non-hostile mishaps for 53E's since 2002, FWIW.

HUGE rotorhead makes a hard landing deadly

 

[DA SWO]

15 class A non-hostile mishaps for 53E's since 2002, FWIW.

About 1 per year.
Not bad all things considered.

 

[Chopstick]

Terrible news. RIP Marines.

 

[Kraut783]

Rest in Peace Marines

 

[Grunt]

Rest In Peace, Brothers and thank you for your service!

 

[Gunz]

About 1 per year.
Not bad all things considered.

Yeah, I offered the numbers w/o comment because they didn't seem abnormally high. The 53s have been pretty reliable.

 

[CDG]

RIP, Marines

 

[BloodStripe]

Sucks to see the top three threads in here about crashes.

RIP Marines. Semper Fi!