Coast Guard rescued two Marine Corps pilots

Marine F-18 Jet Goes Down Off The Coast Of Saint Helena Sound

By Mike Mitchell

March 11, 2010 - The Coast Guard rescued two Marine Corps pilots on Wednesday at 6:15 p.m., approximately 35-miles off the coast of Saint Helena Sound, South Carolina. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina notified the Coast Guard at about 5:17 p.m., Wednesday.

The report indicated two pilots aboard a Marine F/A-18D Hornet attached to Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 went down off the coast of South Carolina. In addition, it was reported that two parachutes were seen indicating that the pilots had ejected after the engine to their Marine F/A-18D Hornet engine became disabled. A Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescue crew from Air Facility Charleston located the missing pilots at 6:15 p.m. and safely rescued them.
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Jet Goes Down Off The Coast Of Saint Helena Sound