U.S. Plane Deemed Repairable for Flight
From Times Wire Reports
A team of American technicians completed its delayed inspection of a crippled Navy reconnaissance aircraft in China and reported that the plane could be repaired and flown home, a Pentagon official said in Washington.
The official, who asked not to be identified, said a preliminary report indicated that the turboprop EP-3 could be repaired for flight despite damage to the nose and engines.
The plane has been stranded on China’s Hainan island since landing there April 1 after a midair collision with a Chinese fighter jet.
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