Hopes fade for US fighter crews

London - Hopes were fading yesterday for the crews of two US F-15 fighters hours after they went missing on a low-flying training…

London - Hopes were fading yesterday for the crews of two US F-15 fighters hours after they went missing on a low-flying training mission over the Scottish Highlands. Search operations were suspended overnight but were due to resume at first light.

Meanwhile, military officials in Germany said a US army C-12 aircraft crashed south-west of the southern German town of Nuremberg, killing the two pilots on board.

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