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  • US military suspects two F-18s collided over Iraq

    05/04/2005 5:57:17 AM PDT · by tongue-tied · 7 replies · 563+ views
    My Way News ^ | May 3, 2005 (5:01 PM (ET)) | Reuters
    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military has found the body of the pilot of one of two Marine Corps jets that crashed in Iraq and believes the warplanes may have collided in mid-air, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. The U.S. military lost contact with the two Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in Iraq on Monday night, a military statement said. The planes were flying from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the military said. In Washington, defense officials said they suspected the two fighters collided in mid-air at 30,000 feet, but no final conclusion had been reached. One official, who...