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U.S. fighter jet pilot rescued in aftermath of plane collision

(Reuters) — A pilot of a U.S. military aircraft was rescued on Tuesday (July 7) after safely ejecting from his fighter jet that had collided with a small plane in midair over South Carolina. The collision between the fighter jet and a Cessna C-150 occurred at around 11 a.m. near Moncks Corner, north of Charleston, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The two people aboard the Cessna were both killed, a spokesman for […]