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Officials Suspend Search for Downed Navy Pilot

October 04, 1997| Reuters

WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard said Friday it has suspended its search for the pilot of a Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter that crashed Thursday into the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia.

A Coast Guard helicopter rescued the plane's radar officer shortly after the crash. He had ejected safely into the sea.

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