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State Capitol Flags Flew Half-Staff to Honor Coronado Pilots

The pilots lost their lives in a crash in the Red Sea.

Flags were at half-staff at the state Capitol today in honor of a Coronado-based helicopter pilot killed in a crash in the Red Sea.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Landon Jones, 35, of Lompoc, was killed Sept. 22 as he tried to land a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter on the deck of the San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence.

Chief Warrant Officer Jonathon Gibson, 32, of Aurora, Ore., was also killed in the crash. Three other crew members survived, according to the Navy.

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In a statement, Gov. Jerry Brown and his wife, Anne Gust Brown, expressed their deepest condolences on behalf of all Californians to the family and friends of Jones.

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