A Navy helicopter crashed in Imperial County on Thursday evening, less than 48 hours after a Marine Corps aircraft went down in the same county, killing all five Marines on board, according to authorities.
The incident follows several other crashes nationwide and has resurrected concerns about military aviation safety — including from members of Congress — that go back several years.
An Imperial County Fire Department representative told the Los Angeles Times that firefighters were called at 5:43 p.m. to Highway 78 near Palo Verde for a report of a military aircraft down.
