At 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 12, the EA-18G Growler, which is based on Whidbey Island, Washington, crashed while attempting to land on Coronado.

The start of salvage and recovery operations was delayed several days due to a blustery winter storm that moved through the San Diego area.

Two crew members ejected from a U.S. Navy jet before it crashed Wednesday off the San Diego coast and were quickly rescued by a sportfishing boat, authorities said. The jet and crewmembers are based in Whidbey Island,

The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier collided with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, the US Navy said Thursday.In December, two US Navy pilots safely ejected after the F/A-18 warplane they were flying off the Truman was mistakenly shot down over the Red Sea by a US guided missile cruiser. wd/aha

In October, two aviators were killed during a routine training flight when their EA-18G Growler crashed east of Mount Rainier. Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena Wileman, a naval aviator, were assigned to VAQ 130, known as the “Zappers.”