--- SEARCH ---
WEATHER
CHINA
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
CULTURE
GOVERNMENT
SCI-TECH
ENVIRONMENT
SPORTS
LIFE
PEOPLE
TRAVEL
WEEKLY REVIEW
Film in China
War on Poverty
Learning Chinese
Learn to Cook Chinese Dishes
Exchange Rates
Hotel Service
China Calendar
Telephone and
Postal Codes


Hot Links
China Development Gateway
Chinese Embassies

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland
Foreign Affairs College
Body of One F/A18 Jet Pilot Found in Iraq

The U.S. military found the body of an American pilot while searching Tuesday for two Marine fighter jets that went missing while flying in support of operations in Iraq, the military said.

The brief statement did not say whether either of the jets had been found or where the body had been recovered.

 

The two Marine F/A-18 Hornets from the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier went missing at 10:10 p.m. Monday (2:10 p.m. EDT), the military said. There were no initial indications of hostile fire in the area at the time.

 

Navy officials at the Pentagon did not release any information beyond the military statement.

 

NBC News, citing US Navy officials, reported that the jets had been involved in a possible mid-air collision.

 

The F/A-18 Hornet jet has different versions, one of which is flown by a single pilot while another version of the aircraft carries two crew members.

 

(China Daily/Agencies May 3, 2005)

Suicide Bomber Kills 25 at Iraqi Funeral
Print This Page
|
Email This Page
About Us SiteMap Feedback
Copyright © China Internet Information Center. All Rights Reserved
E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-68326688