U.S. Fighter Crashes
Associated Press
RAMSTEIN, West Germany —
A U.S. Air Force pilot was hospitalized for observation Thursday after ejecting from his F-5E jet fighter before it crashed in a wooded area. The Air Force said that Capt. Yale J. deLong, 33, of Kutztown, Pa., was in good condition after suffering a broken finger and minor cuts.
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