Pilots, crew bail out of Navy plane before crash in Virginia

U.S. Navy said one of its aircraft crashed Monday afteron on Virginia's Eastern Shore, but two pilots and two crew members on board were able to safely bailout.

E-2C Hawkeye went down in vicinity of Wallops Island about 3:50 p.m. Monday during a training flight, Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg, a public affairs officer with Naval Air Force Atlantic, said in a statement.

cause of crash is under investigation, according to Cragg, whose statement said reports indicate structures or personnel on ground were damd or injured.

plane was assigned to Airborne Command & Control Squron 120 Fleet Replacement Squron at Naval Station rfolk, Cragg said.

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