WASHINGTON — A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other, the Navy's Pacific Fleet said.

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The Navy's Pacific Fleet says a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other

The fleet said in a statement that the three crew members of the Sea Hawk helicopter were rescued, and the two aviators in the F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet ejected and were recovered safely

It said all five from the aircraft that went down on Sunday afternoon "are safe and in stable condition"

The two crashes are under investigation

The three crew members of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were rescued on

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