Navy C2-A Crashes- File Video Of Plane 

THIS IS FILE VIDEO OF A THE TYPE OF PLANE THAT CRASHED.
A U.S. Navy C2-A transport plane carrying 11 crew members and passengers crashed into the ocean off the island prefecture, leaving three missing after eight were rescued.
The aircraft had been en route to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, which was conducting joint drills with the Maritime Self-Defense Forces in the Philippine Sea.
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In this file video from February 4, 2017, C2-A Greyhound aircraft assigned to the Rawhides of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 conduct flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is conducting carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.s. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jake Stanley/Released)
The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft, designed to carry supplies, mail, and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft provides critical logistics support to carrier strike groups. The aircraft is mainly used to transport high-priority cargo, mail, and passengers between carriers and shore bases, and can also deliver cargo like jet engines and special stores.