By MC2(NAC/AW) Douglas Wojciechowski
VP-5 Public Affairs
Sailors assigned to the “Mad Foxes” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 celebrated 200,000 operational flight hours without a Class A mishap Dec. 3.
A Class A mishap is classified as an accident with a destroyed aircraft, damages that exceeds $2 million, loss of life, or permanent total disability. According to the Naval Safety Center, fiscal year 2014 saw Class A mishaps occur at a rate of 1.57 per 100,000 hours.