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To: Rarebird who wrote (66824)3/31/2001 9:09:29 PM
From: long-gone  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 116762
 
Sorry, doesn't work, logic doesn't start with a "g".



To: Rarebird who wrote (66824)4/1/2001 8:12:18 PM
From: long-gone  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116762
 
Midair Collision
U.S., China Point Fingers Over Accident

April 1 — An American aircraft was intercepted over the South China Sea and part of a midair collision that has left at least one Chinese pilot missing.



A Navy surveillance plane, carrying a 24-member crew, made an emergency landing on Hainan Island without any apparent injuries to the crew, U.S. officials said.
The surveillance plane collided with Chinese fighter jets at about 9:15 a.m. local time today, which is 8:15 p.m. ET Saturday. The fighter jets were sent to intercept the American plane. The Chinese government said at least one of its fighter jets crashed and its pilot was missing.

China blamed the U.S. aircraft for the collision off Hainan Island. But the commander of U.S. Pacific military forces said that the slower U.S. plane was more likely to have been hit by the nimble Chinese fighter.

Search is On For Chinese Plane

China officials said the American plane veered and that its nose and left wing hit the Chinese plane. After initial speculation that the mid-air bump was intentional, U.S. officials said they believed the collision was an accident.

A search was on for China's downed plane and its crew.

The U.S. ambassador to China, Adm. Joseph Prueher told reporters that all 24 military personnel on the aircraft are safe. U.S. diplomats plan to visit China tomorrow. As of Sunday evening there was still no word about the return of the crew and their EP-3 surveillance plane filled with classified electronic eavesdropping equipment.

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