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The Hainan Island incident occurred on April 1, 2001, when a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a Chinese J-8II interceptor jet collided in mid-air, resulting in an international dispute between the United States and China (PRC). The EP-3 was operating about 70 miles (110 km) away from the PRC island province of ...
- April 1, 2001
- American crew detained, later released; one Chinese J-8 pilot MIA and presumed dead
Apr 1, 2021 · Remembering the Hainan Island Incident, 20 Years Later. April 1, 2001, the Hainan Island incident occurred when a mid-air collision between a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) J-8II interceptor fighter jet resulted in an international dispute between the United States of ...
Mar 6, 2023 · On April 1st, 2001, an unexpected and dramatic incident took place above Hainan Island, a tropical paradise found in the South China Sea. A collision between a US spy plane and a Chinese fighter resulted in the death of a Chinese pilot and the capture of over a dozen US airmen.
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Apr 2, 2019 · Few people would remember the name Wang Wei – the 33-year-old Chinese pilot who was killed 18 years ago when his fighter jet collided with a US spy plane in mid-air near Hainan Island. But the...
Apr 10, 2017 · The collision occurred about 70 miles southeast of Hainan Island, where Osborn landed the plane; Vietnam was about 180 miles away.
Jan 3, 2023 · In the most infamous incident in 2001, a Chinese fighter jet collided with a US reconnaissance plane near Hainan Island in the northern South China Sea, leading to a major crisis as the...
Oct 10, 2001 · After surviving the near-fatal accident, the U.S. crew made an emergency landing of their damaged plane onto the PLA’s Lingshui airfield on Hainan Island, and the PRC detained the 24 crew members for 11 days. Washington and Beijing. RL30946. October 10, 2001. Shirley A. Kan, Coordinator. Specialist in Asian Security Affairs.
