U.S., China military aircraft in collision

U.S., China military aircraft in collision

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from the home page of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Command shows the model of a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft which was involved in a collision with an unidentified Chinese fighter plane over international waters in the South China Sea on April 1. The EP-3 aircraft collided in midair with the Chinese plane during a routine reconnaissance mission and later landed on Hainan Island, southern China, the command said.

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