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9 Missing in Coast Guard Plane Crash

Pilot reported huge fireball

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 30, 2009 4:41 AM CDT

(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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Riffran
Oct 30, 2009 6:18 AM CDT
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Guest
Oct 30, 2009 12:48 AM CDT
Semper Parutus RIP
Netstorm2k10
Oct 30, 2009 12:03 AM CDT
Rest in peace shipmates.
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