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Three Dead in Navy Plane Crash in Eastern Washington

The Spokesman Review is reporting that a Whidbey Island-based warplane crashed near Harrington, WA., this morning on a training mission.

A Western Washington-based naval airplane crashed today in Eastern Washington during a training mission, killing three people on board.

The Spokesman-Review is reporting that the warplane - stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island - went down around 9 a.m., Monday near Harrington, WA in Lincoln County.

(Click here to view the Spokesman Review's story)

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Undoubtedly, the family and friends of the victims are going through a difficult time.

JBLM community: Please share your condolences and messages of support for the families and friends of the victims in the comments below. I will forward them onto the Public Affairs Office at Whidbey Island.

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