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Old 1st Sep 2016, 19:20
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Originally Posted by Old Boeing Driver
The crew recently received commendations for saving the aircraft.
Yep, they even gave a medal to the NFO :

Three Navy pilots awarded for quick reaction that saved Hawkeye in March aircraft carrier mishap | Local Military | pilotonline.com

Here's the accident report:

https://news.usni.org/wp-content/upl...D-JAGMAN_1.pdf
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