HI, U.S. Navy jet and Canadian helicopter down in the Pacific in separate accidents

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) _ A U.S. Navy fighter and a Canadian navy helicopter went down in the Pacific in separate mishaps, but all seven crew members on the two aircraft were rescued safely. The U.S. Navy plane, an F-14 Tomcat from the carrier USS John C. Stennis, went down in clear weather Friday 1,400 miles southwest of Hawaii, said Cmdr. Chuck McWhorter of the U.S. Third Fleet.

The pilot and flight officer ejected safely and were picked up by a helicopter about half an hour later, McWhorter said.

The names of the aviators weren't released and the cause of the crash was under investigation, he said. The Stennis was en route to Hawaii from the Persian Gulf.

Later Friday, a Canadian navy Sea King anti-submarine helicopter made a forced landing 150 miles southeast of Honolulu, McWhorter said. All five crew members were rescued by an Australian frigate.

The helicopter had taken off from the Canadian HMCS Protecteur on an anti-submarine warfare simulation as part of the Rim of the Pacific multinational exercises.

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-- Doris (reaper1@mindspring.com), June 24, 2000

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-- Doris (reaper1@mindspring.com), June 24, 2000.


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