U.S. U-2 Spy Plane Crashes; Pilot Killed
From Times Wire Reports
An American U-2 spy plane crashed while returning to its base in the United Arab Emirates, killing the pilot after a mission in support of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
The aircraft crashed in the Emirates while approaching the base to land, a Pentagon official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the operation. Early reports gave no indication of hostile fire, but it was too soon to be certain why it crashed, the official said.
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