LA Times,Reporting from Washington, March 22, 2011
The F-15E Strike Eagle crashed in northeast Libya after experiencing 'equipment malfunction,' a U.S. statement says. One crew member is rescued by an American search team and the other by Libyan rebels.
The F-15E Strike Eagle crashed in northeast Libya after experiencing 'equipment malfunction,' a U.S. statement says. One crew member is rescued by an American search team and the other by Libyan rebels.
Two Air Force aviators were rescued after they bailed out of a U.S. fighter jet late Monday before it crashed in northeast Libya, apparently due to a mechanical malfunction, the U.S. military said.
A U.S. military official said one of the crew members was found by a U.S. search and rescue team and the other was found by Libyan rebels and was safe.
The F-15E Strike Eagle warplane crashed after the aircraft "experienced equipment malfunction," according to a statement put out by the USS Mount Whitney, a U.S. Navy vessel that is coordinating the air war over Libya.
The aircraft, normally based in England, was flying out of Aviano Air Base in northeastern Italy when it crashed. "Both crew members ejected and are safe," the statement said. The military said it was not releasing their identities until family members were notified
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