March 22, 2011 04:40 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 03:57 am IST - LONDON
A Photo provided by the U.S. Air Force Air Force shows an F-15E Strike eagle in-flight over Afghanistan on October 7 2008. U.S. officials said on Tuesday, that an F-15E has crashed in Libya and the two crew members have ejected. AP.
The U.S. military says an Air Force F?15 Strike Eagle has crashed in Libya but it was not shot down.
Vince Crawley, a spokesman for the Africa Command, says both crew members ejected and sustained minor injuries.
He says one crew member has been safely recovered and the operation to recover the other is under way.
Mr. Crawley said on Tuesday the plane was not shot down and may have suffered a mechanical problem.
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