A US fighter jet and helicopter crashed within 30 minutes of each other, sparking a frantic rescue mission.
Both aircrafts came down over the South China Sea on Sunday.
The F/A-18 Super Hornet jet and Sea Hawk helicopter came down during a routine operation.
The MH-60R Sea Hawk crashed at around 2:45pm before the Super Hornet came down half an hour later.
Both were carrying out operations from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier.
The crashes were described as “very unusual” by US president Donald Trump.
He speculated that a fuel issue could be behind the crashes.
“They think it might be bad fuel,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
“We’re gonna find out. Nothing to hide, sir.”
The US Navy has lost four F/A-18 jets this year.
The F/A-18 was first flown by the Navy in 1978 and can reach top speeds of Mach 1.8 – which is almost 1,200 mph.
The plane is powered by two turbofan engines and has a range of more than 2,000 miles.
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