IRAQ-CONFLICT: US fighter plane goes down

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

ASSAYLIYA CAMP, Apr 8 2003 (IPS) - A US A-10 "warthog" fighter plane went down near Baghdad airport on Tuesday but the pilot was safely rescued, the US central command war headquarters said in a statement published here today.

"The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft and was recovered by coalition ground forces near the airport. The pilot is reported to be in good condition," the statement said.

A-10 planes were pounding Iraqi anti-aircraft positions close to the airport since early Tuesday morning.