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Iraq: two Marine F/A-18 believed missing

Baghdad, Iraq - They disappeared from radar screen last night

Two Boeing F/A-18 fighter bombers belonging to US Marine Corps, which were flying over Iraq after take-off from "Carl Vinson" aircraft carrier, disappeared without trace: the last radio contact with two airplanes occurred at 10:10pm local hour. US Marine revealed that there were no indications of hostile fire in that area. CNN supposed that two Hornets may be crashed because of the bad weather...

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Rome, Italy, 05/03/2005 12:41
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