The number of US troops killed in plane crashes “skyrocketed” this year — even prior to the recent crash of the Navy C-2A Greyhound — along with the total number of aircraft crashes overall compared to the same period a year ago, a report has revealed.
There have been 22 US military noncombat plane crashes flying routine operations so far this year, which is 38 percent higher than this time last year, US-based Fox News reported Saturday.
According to the report, the number of American troops killed in such plane crashes has more than doubled, with the number of US troops killed in aircraft crashes in 2017 standing at 37 after Thursday’s announcement by the Seventh Fleet that it has ended its search for three missing sailors hundreds of miles off the coast of Japan.
The crash of the C-2 Greyhound occurred 575 miles out to sea while flying from Japan to aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.
The death toll is more than 130 percent…