Cruise Missile Test Postponed
Associated Press
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. —
The Air Force postponed for 24 hours today’s test of a U.S. cruise missile in Canada after a fuel leak was discovered aboard an aircraft assigned to monitor the flight, a base spokesman said.
The early morning exercise was delayed after the fuel leak aboard a EC-135 aircraft was found late Thursday, Maj. Alton Waller said at Grand Forks Air Force Base, where the mission was scheduled to begin.
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