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China blamed in '01 air collision
The Washington Times ^ | September 13, 2003 | Bill Gertz

Posted on 09/15/2003 12:11:26 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

A Navy report says a Chinese F-8 jet pilot was to blame for the midair collision over the South China Sea that nearly killed the crew of a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft two years ago.

The report of an investigation of the incident by the Pacific Fleet judge advocate's office also states that the crew of the aircraft, which was forced to make an emergency landing at a Chinese military base, was unable to destroy all of the secrets on the electronic-warfare aircraft and that China likely obtained some classified information from it.


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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: billgertz; china; ep3; ep3e; intelligence; reconnaissance; wangwei

1 posted on 09/15/2003 12:11:27 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe
Chuck Fina!
2 posted on 09/15/2003 12:17:03 PM PDT by ffusco (Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
That's OK... they're favored trading partners!

Never let National Security stand in the way of Corporatistas turning a buck!

3 posted on 09/15/2003 12:19:25 PM PDT by StatesEnemy
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To: Tailgunner Joe
That's OK... they're favored trading partners!

Never let National Security stand in the way of Corporatistas turning a buck!

4 posted on 09/15/2003 12:19:28 PM PDT by StatesEnemy
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To: msdrby
Navy ping
5 posted on 09/15/2003 12:26:16 PM PDT by Prof Engineer (I married Msdrby on 9/11/03. --- Blast it Jim, I'm an Engineer, not a walking dictionary.)
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To: All
Doggone it. Now Sen. Feinstein will have to apologize to the chi-coms on behalf of the American people all over again. Little things like this sure can screw up business deals with husband Richard Blum's chi-com partners over there. Doesn't she have enough to do trying to stop some of our AF weapons programs? Give her a break!
6 posted on 09/15/2003 3:10:43 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael
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To: Tailgunner Joe
The propeller cut the jet in half at a point where the tail met the fuselage

Huh?

7 posted on 09/15/2003 5:40:33 PM PDT by Chad Fairbanks (... you'd look like the Venus de Milo, if I just cut off your arms...)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
The report called for better training of emergency destruction procedures to ensure that in any future accidents that material and equipment can be destroyed before falling into enemy hands.

I wish somebody in charge would make up his or her mind about China's status with US.

I know Senator Inhofe believes when a president sells the technology and assorted information to the Chinese there is treachery afoot but we are told the Chinese are our friends and would/could never attack us even though they threatened to destroy LA. But when they force our Navy to land our plane (at considerable cost to them )and ransack it, they are our enemies?

Come on, let's not over react. It's not very Global of us.

8 posted on 09/15/2003 6:21:43 PM PDT by ohmage (918-222-7241)
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