Wednesday, 23. March 2011
Topic: War and Peace News - on March 23, 2011 at 9:34:00 AM CET
US planes 'dropped two bombs' to protect downed pilot
US officials insisted that rescue crews did not fire their weapons when retrieving the pilot, contesting media reports that a squad of Marines came in with "all guns blazing" and wounding several civilians.
The pilot and his weapons officer bailed out of their F-15E Strike Eagle fighter over Benghazi when it became crippled by a mechanical fault during a bombing raid on Monday night.
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