U.S. Marine aviation deaths hit 5-year high

This year, 18 U.S. Marines have lost their lives in aircraft mishaps so far. This figure is at a five-year high with three months to go before the end of the year.

By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The last time the figure spiked was back in 2012 when 15 Marines were killed in aviation related accidents.
The latest fatality was Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lewis who died when the CH-53 he was in did a hard landing at Stone Bay near Camp Lejeune on Sept. 2.

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