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9 Missing in Coast Guard Plane Crash

Pilot reported huge fireball

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(Newser) – Nine people are missing after a Coast Guard plane collided with a military helicopter last night off the coast of southern California. A pilot flying in the area reported seeing a huge fireball. Seven people were traveling aboard the plane, and two were in the chopper. A search-and-rescue mission is underway near the island of San Clemente, AP reports.

Map locates San Clemente Island, Calif., where a search is being conducted after a Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine helicopter
Map locates San Clemente Island, Calif., where a search is being conducted after a Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine helicopter   (AP)
An AH-1W Super Cobra similar to this one is missing after a Coast Guard plane collided with the military helicopter off the Southern California coast yesterday.
An AH-1W Super Cobra similar to this one is missing after a Coast Guard plane collided with the military helicopter off the Southern California coast yesterday.   (AP Photo/US Navy - Kristopher Wilson)
A US Coast Guard C-130 plane like this one collided with a Marine helisopter last night off the coast of southern Calif.
A US Coast Guard C-130 plane like this one collided with a Marine helisopter last night off the coast of southern Calif.   (AP Photo/HO, Donald Knowles)
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Oct 30, 09 8:37 AM CDT
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Oct 30, 09 10:06 AM CDT
hey, jackasstasis, how is this a partisan issue? ease up on your agenda.
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Oct 30, 09 10:07 AM CDT
how would you feel if you knew one of the missing and you read a comment like you just posted?
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