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Five troops feared dead in aircraft crash off Hawaii coast

Wednesday, 16 August 2017 4:35 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 16 August 2017 5:29 PM ]

The US Coast Guard and military crews are searching the ocean off Hawaii after an Army helicopter that went down during a training exercise between Kaena Point and Oahu's Dillingham Airfield. (File Photo)

A US Army helicopter has went down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii during a training exercise.

US Coast Guard and military crews are searching for five crew members of a UH-60 Black Hawk, the Coast Guard said in a news release Wednesday.

Officials at Wheeler Army Airfield near Honolulu reported losing communications with the crew on Tuesday night around 10 pm.

Responding teams reported spotting a debris field about 2 miles (3 km) west of Kaena Point, Oahu.

The UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft.

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This is the second major crash the US military has experienced this month.

Earlier this month, three US service members died after a US military aircraft crashed off the east coast of Australia. Twenty-three of the 26 personnel aboard the MV-22 Osprey were rescued.

The aircraft was in Australia for a joint military training exercise held by the US and Australia last month in Shoalwater Bay.

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