Britain Suffers 1st Gulf Fatality
Reuters
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia —
Britain suffered its first military fatality in the buildup against Iraq when one of its pilots crashed in the Saudi desert Tuesday.
The Jaguar fighter-bomber was on a routine low-altitude training flight when it crashed about 100 miles south of Bahrain, a British military spokesman said. The pilot was identified as Flight Lt. Keith Collister of the 54th Royal Air Force Squadron.
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