Missing Israeli Plane, Pilot Object of Search
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<i> Associated Press</i>
JERUSALEM — An air force pilot took off in a two-seater patrol craft without permission and neither the plane nor the pilot has been located after two days, the military said Sunday.
Israeli newspapers said the air force believes the pilot, a reserve captain, crashed after commandeering the plane Friday. The incident was first revealed late Saturday night.
Military sources said it was the first time an Israeli air force pilot had disappeared on an unauthorized flight.
The air force declined to speculate on the 33-year-old reservist pilot’s motive.
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