Navy Plane Overshoots Runway, Lands in Water Off Hawaii

Published on November 21, 2023

Nine people onboard a U.S. Navy plane that overshot a runway while attempting to land at a Marine Corps base in Hawaii on Nov. 20 have survived, according to officials. The P-8A Poseidon aircraft—a twin-engine multi-mission patrol and reconnaissance jet developed by Boeing—overshot the runway while attempting to land at the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu at about 2 p.m. local time, according to a statement from Lt. Mohammad N. Issa, the deputy public affairs officer for the Third Fleet. The Marine Corps Base in Hawaii is roughly 10 miles from Honolulu and houses about 9,300 military personnel and 5,100 family members. It is one of several key military installations on Oahu....

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