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Ike sailor was struck by Super Hornet
By Andrew Scutro - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Oct 10, 2008 10:03:07 EDT
Posted : Friday Oct 10, 2008 10:03:07 EDT
NORFOLK, Va. — The sailor killed Saturday night aboard the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower was struck by an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck “during catapult launch,” according to the Naval Safety Center’s online mishap log.
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 2nd Class (AW) Robert Lemar Robinson, 31, of Detroit, was killed during flight operations off the coast of Cherry Point, N.C., according to 2nd Fleet spokeswoman Lt. Courtney Hillson. She said the matter remains under investigation and the ship remains at sea.
Robinson leaves behind three children. He joined the Navy on Sept. 24, 1998. He previously served aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise.
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