Entry 27987 (Berkeley CSUA MOTD)

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4/3     Patriot missiles: 2
        Coalition jets: 1
        http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1086098,00.html
        \_ Does the wise cynic know Patriots were originally designed
           as SAMs?
        \_ At least they hit stuff this time around.  That's good.

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www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1086098,00.htmlReports from Washington claim the F/A-18 Hornet was shot down by a Patriot missile. Earlier it was thought the plane was downed by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile. A Black Hawk helicopter was also hit by small arms fire - but new US reports claim mechanical failure may have caused the crash. An intense search and rescue operation has been launched to find the missing jet pilot. However, there are still conflicting reports about the number of personnel on board the helicopter when it crashed. CentCom said there were at least six people on board and gave no confirmation of casualties. The Pentagon said seven were killed and four rescued with injuries. The Hornet is designed for carrying out both bombing raids and fighting other aircraft. The Black Hawk was the second US helicopter to go down in combat. An Army Apache assault helicopter crashed on March 24 during an assault on Republican Guards. The UH-60 Black Hawk is one of the Army's main utility and troop transport helicopters. Each one is flown by a crew of four and can carry up to 11 soldiers. Meanhwhile, a US Marine was killed when he was struck by low-hanging power cable as he travelled in a truck outside Nassiriya.