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Waterquake in the South-East Asia: US AV-8B Harrier crashed off Sumatra
Jakarta, Indonesia - Pilot was safe because put on ejector seat
An American Boeing AV-8B Harrier II fighter plane, taken off from the "Bonhomme Richard" aircraft carrier, crashed in Indian Ocean, off the coast of Sumatra, last afternoon: aircraft was on a relief mission in support of seaquake survivors. US military sources indicated pilot was able to save himself activating the ejector seat: he sustained only minor injuries and was rescued by a helicopter. The...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 111998
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency