Pilot made decision to land crippled plane rather than ditch
LAND VS. DITCH:While ditching a plane loaded with classified data and equipment into the ocean is an option for a pilot whose aircraft is in trouble, there is no DOD policy nor U.S. Navy policy to do so, according to the Pentagon. "It is the pilot's judgment call," one source tells The DAILY. That...
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