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Grounding of Beaufort jets after two fatal crashes in 48 hours
At Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort jets were grounded after two fatal crashes within 48 hours. Capt Derek R Nichols, 34, a Canadian Air Force pilot with VMFA 122, died after a training mission crash near the runway in Savannah. Capt Franklin R Hooks, 33, of Dade City Florida, died when his jet crashed during training aboard the USS Harry S Truman in the eastern Atlantic about 60 miles south of the Azores. Nichols is survived by a wife and two children. Hooks’ search covered over 200 miles of ocean before declared unsuccessful. Capt Nichols was one of about 100 Canadian Forces members on exchange with the U.S. military.
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Beaufort
Marine Corps Air Station
Marine
Savannah
Marine Corps
Don Caetano
Derek R. Nichols
Tatamagouche
Nova Scotia
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122
Cae
Tano
U.S
Denmark
Ray Henault
Canadian Defense Staff
Nichols
Franklin R. Hooks
Hooks
Dade City
Fla
Harry S. Truman
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
Ross Roberts
Marine Aircraft Group 31
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort