US warplane crashes
Published:Tuesday | March 22, 2011 | 1:34 PM
A US warplane has crashed in eastern Libya, following an apparent mechanical failure.
The plane went down near the rebel stronghold of Benghazi after a third night of allied air strikes against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
The US military says there’s no indication the F-15E Eagle had been brought down by hostile fire.
It says crew members are safe.
The US military would not give the exact location the F-15E Eagle came down, but said both crewmen suffered only minor injuries after ejecting.
The aircraft was based in England and was operating out of Aviano in Italy.
The crash followed renewed allied air strikes overnight.