Thursday, March 26, 2009

Pilot dies in rescue

MK-89 StrikemasterA fighter pilot who survived the crash of his training jet has plunged to his death with a rescuer after a cord broke as they were being pulled up to a helicopter, a military official says.

The pilot, identified as Rafael Durango, and an unidentified co-pilot had earlier ejected safely from their MK-89 Strikemaster before it crashed into a heavily jungled area near the Colombian border on Wednesday.

Ecuadoran military officials said two helicopters were sent to recover them.

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