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Libya: US fighter jet crash lands in field near Benghazi - Telegraph

The pilot of the F-15E fighter jet was rescued by rebel soldiers after ejecting from the aircraft, it is understood. Another crew member is also thought to have ejected.
The crashed plane was discovered by a Telegraph journalist reporting in and around Benghazi, the rebel-held city.
It is thought the F-15E fighter jet came to ground after suffering a mechanical failure.
The US military confirmed that one of its jets had crash landed. Vince Crawley, a spokesman for the U.S. military's Africa Command, said that one crewman had been recovered and one was "in process of recovery".
Crawley said the crash occurred "overnight." He declined to give the location of the crash and also would not say how the rescued crewman was picked up.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 06:58:14 AM EST
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Ah. Rescue mission done – and we have the first confirmed shooting at civilians...

Live Blog Libya - March 22 | Al Jazeera Blogs

7:25pm
Channel 4 News is reporting that six villagers in a field on the outskirts of Benghazi were shot and injured when a US helicopter landed to rescue a crew membr from the US fighter jet that crashed late on Monday.
It said the local Libyans who were injured in the rescue mission are currently in hospital and that one young boy is expected to have his leg amputated due to a bullet wound.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 03:48:32 PM EST
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Jon Snow (jonsnowC4) on Twitter

Lindsey Hilsum exclusiv report on C4news:US rescue chopper shoots Libyan rebel rescuers of crew of crashed US F15 wounding six one loses leg about 2 hours ago via web
Ghastly screwup in Libya:Us jet crashes:rebels save crew:US rescuers shoot rebel rescuers:one has leg amputated:Lindsey Hilsum C4News tonite

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 04:17:27 PM EST
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Ghastly screwup

More like Iraq/Afghanistan rules of operation brought to Libya, methinks...

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 04:56:27 PM EST
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Apparently it's the helicopter door gunner did it.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Mar 22nd, 2011 at 05:39:51 PM EST
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