U.S. fighter jet crashes in Libya, Two Good

Currently, both crews were in the United States because it made ​​it out of Libya.

A U.S. fighter jet crashed in the Libyan Air Force. However, the second crew to be evacuated safely. F-15e crash was allegedly not due to hit, but suffered mechanical damage.

According to senior defense officials the United States (U.S.), as reported by CNN, this time a second crew was in the U.S., because it made ​​it out of Libya, Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

Two crew consisting of a fighter pilot and officer of the F-15e Strike Eagle is having trouble flying from Aviano Air Base in Italy to Libya.

However, Kenneth Fidler, a spokesman for U.S. military command for Africa, said the two crew was rescued. "The pilot and weapons officer suffered minor injuries, but landed safely from Libya. Both crew members are outside Libya," he said.

Jet is out of the Royal Air Force base at Lakenheath, England and fly to Libya as part of a coalition attack on Libyan air defenses with the intention of protecting civilians. The action was approved by the Security Council of the United Nations (UN).

"The accident was not due to enemy attack," said Kenneth.

The incident occurred after a U.S. official said that the international mission that aims to weaken the power of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

Anti-aircraft missiles and weapons through the night sky in Tripoli until late Tuesday morning. United States fired 20 Tomahawk cruise missiles to Libya in the last 12 hours.

According to military spokesman, as many as 159 Tomahawks were launched the United States and Britain since Operation Odyssey that began last Saturday.