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Jet charter plane crashes into river at NAS Jacksonville
A Boeing 737 charter jet with 143 aboard landed hard and skidded into the St Johns River at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, prompting rapid rescue. Passengers escaped on wings and by boats as crews recovered the submerged craft and debris with no immediate critical injuries reported. The flight originated from a U S military base in Cuba and is operated by Miami Air International under military contract.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Naval Air Station Jacksonville
NTSB
St John's River
Florida
Navy
Lea
US. 1
Cuba
Miami Air International
Naval Station
Guantanamo Bay
Jacksonville Air Station
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Associated Press
Cheryl Bormann
Con
Theirase
Mark Brusoe Bormann
Chicago
Bormann
Walidi bin Attash